Learning Objectives – The beginning of art

by Julie · Published February 22, 2017 · Updated September 16, 2017

Understand the timeline of the earliest art discoveries
Understand fertility fetishes and the Venus of Willendorf
Understand famous cave paintings – timeline, history, and geography of the Lascaux, France paintings, the Cave of the Hands in Argentina
Understand the Avebury Henge and Stonehenge from England – timeline, history, geography, and cultural factors
Understand the Easter Island monoliths, and be able to summarize the timeline, history, geography, how they were formed, and how they were moved

Resources:

Strickland, Carol. The Annotated Mona Lisa. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 2007 . Print.

Gaunt, William. The Observer’s Book of Painting and Graphic Art. London, New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1976, Print.