Parietal Art Collection

Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph)
AIS5355998 Petroglyph dating from the Bronze Age, San Xurxo, Cotobade, Spain, 2000 BC (petroglyph); © Iberfoto

Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyph of a human figure at the White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona
NWI4906423 Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyph of a human figure at the White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona.; (add.info)

Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico
NWI4905936 Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Native American petroglyphs)

Native American petroglyph of a snake, Tsankawi Mesa cliff-dwellings, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
NWI4905785 Native American petroglyph of a snake, Tsankawi Mesa cliff-dwellings, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Native American petroglyph of a snake)

Representation of two saints. Frescoes between the 7th and 10th century. Crypt. San Decenzio, Pesaro
VEN5032869 Representation of two saints. Frescoes between the 7th and 10th century. Crypt. San Decenzio, Pesaro.; (add.info.: Representation of two saints. Frescoes between the 7th and 10th century)

Painters and sculptors of Prehistory
JAB5037359 Painters and sculptors of Prehistory; (add.info.: Painters and sculptors of Prehistory); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs of " whipping kachinas" at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
NWI4909792 Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs of " whipping kachinas" at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.; (add.info)

Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona
NWI4906340 Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona.; (add.info.: Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon)

Native American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico
NWI4905910 Native American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Native American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo)

Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona
NWI4906382 Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona.; (add.info.: Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyphs at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon)

Petroglyph of a snake inscribed in basalt, Petroglyphs National Monument, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
NWI4906066 Petroglyph of a snake inscribed in basalt, Petroglyphs National Monument, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Petroglyph of a snake inscribed in basalt)

Petroglyphs of a plumed serpent (right) and a human figure near Galisteo, New Mexico
NWI4905980 Petroglyphs of a plumed serpent (right) and a human figure near Galisteo, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Petroglyphs of a plumed serpent (right) and a human figure near Galisteo

Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico
NWI4905940 Native American petroglyphs, including the hump-backed flute-player Kokopeli, near Galisteo, New Mexico.; (add.info.: Native American petroglyphs)

Petroglyphs of human and animal figures on a basalt boulder overlooking the Salt River, San Carlos Apache Reservation
NWI4909387 Petroglyphs of human and animal figures on a basalt boulder overlooking the Salt River, San Carlos Apache Reservation

Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyph at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona
NWI4906353 Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyph at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon, Arizona.; (add.info.: Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloan petroglyph at White House ruins, Chelly Canyon)

Mesolithic Rock Art: Deer and Goats (8000-7000 BC), Spain, Bicorp
AIS5375503 Mesolithic Rock Art: Deer and Goats (8000-7000 BC), Spain, Bicorp, La Arana Cave (painting) by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Mesolithic Rock Art: Deer and Goats (8000-7000 BC). Spain, Bicorp

Phalic dance of type stylized-naturalistic, Mesolithic art (mural painting)
CUL4855678 Phalic dance of type stylized-naturalistic, Mesolithic art (mural painting) by Prehistoric; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain; (add.info.: ILEIDA, El Cogul)

Large red cow with black head (length 2, 80m). Montignac. Lascaux cave
JEB4950665 Large red cow with black head (length 2, 80m). Montignac. Lascaux cave. by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Large red cow with black head (length 2, 80m). Montignac

Bulls room and small deer detail. Montignac. Lascaux cave
JEB4950688 Bulls room and small deer detail. Montignac. Lascaux cave. by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Bulls room and small deer detail. Montignac. Lascaux cave.); © Jean Bernard

Well room: Bison, bird and man downstairs
JEB4950651 Well room: Bison, bird and man downstairs. by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Well room: Bison, bird and man downstairs.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave
JEB4950711 Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave. by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave.); © Jean Bernard

Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave
JEB4950702 Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave. by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Bulls room: detail head of bull. Montignac. Lascaux cave.); © Jean Bernard

Bull, with Deer and Horse, Upper Paleolithic, from the Cave of Lascaux, France, c. 17. 000-15. 000 BC (painting)
AIS5366559 Bull, with Deer and Horse, Upper Paleolithic, from the Cave of Lascaux, France, c.17.000-15.000 BC (painting) by Prehistoric; Caves of Lascaux, Dordogne

Fresco at Cogul, Lleida, 2021 (photo)
7205098 Fresco at Cogul, Lleida, 2021 (photo) by Prehistoric; (add.info.: Fresco at Cogul, Lerida, Spain. In the upper left-hand corner we see a symbolic sign for the hunt)

Human figures with bows, Cueva del Civil, Tirig, Barranc de la Valltorta, Valencia
AIS5375580 Human figures with bows, Cueva del Civil, Tirig, Barranc de la Valltorta, Valencia, Spain (painting) by Prehistoric; eIberfoto; out of copyright

Cervid rock painting, Cave de Lascaux, Dordogne, France
AIS5362459 Cervid rock painting, Cave de Lascaux, Dordogne, France, Upper Paleolithic (Magdalenian) c. 13000 years ago (painting) by Prehistoric; Caves of Lascaux, Dordogne

Hunting scene with a deer and an ibex (25000-15000 BC. ). Upper Paleolithic
AIS5342065 Hunting scene with a deer and an ibex (25000-15000 BC.). Upper Paleolithic. El Perello, cave of La Cabra Freixet. by Prehistoric; eIberfoto; out of copyright

Human figures. Cave paintings, 8000-7000 BC
LRI4678546 Human figures. Cave paintings, 8000-7000 BC by Prehistoric; Tassili N Ajjer, Sahara desert, southeast Algeria; (add.info)

Egyptian antiquite: ostrakon (or ostracon) (plural: ostraca or ostraka) (pottery
JLJ4667317 Egyptian antiquite: ostrakon (or ostracon) (plural: ostraca or ostraka) (pottery) in limestone representing three dogs hunting a hyena. 1300-1070 BC. Sun

Bison at rest. Upper Paleoloithic (Magdalenian) (rock painting)
LRI4649427 Bison at rest. Upper Paleoloithic (Magdalenian) (rock painting) by Prehistoric; Altamira, Spain; (add.info.: Prehistory)

Cave of Hands (Cueva de las Manos), Santa Cruz, Argentina, Neolithic period (fresco)
AIS5337351 Cave of Hands (Cueva de las Manos), Santa Cruz, Argentina, Neolithic period (fresco) by Prehistoric; Cueva de las Manos, RAio Pinturas, Santa Cruz

Figure of a woman on the back of a horse, Mural painting in the Ajanta caves (number 1)
AIS5380564 Figure of a woman on the back of a horse, Mural painting in the Ajanta caves (number 1), Gupta period, 5th-6th century (painting) by Indian School, (5th century); Ajanta, Maharashtra

A running goat, Mesolithic period, Spain, Remigia cave, Barranco de la Gasulla
AIS5375575 A running goat, Mesolithic period, Spain, Remigia cave, Barranco de la Gasulla, Ares del Maestre (painting) by Prehistoric; eIberfoto; out of copyright

Aboriginal rock painting, site of Ubirr caves, Kakadu National Park, Australia (painting)
AIS5363673 Aboriginal rock painting, site of Ubirr caves, Kakadu National Park, Australia (painting) by Prehistoric; Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia; eIberfoto; out of copyright

Aboriginal rock painting, figure of woman (tiliqua?), in Uluru (or Ayers Rock)
AIS5363667 Aboriginal rock painting, figure of woman (tiliqua?), in Uluru (or Ayers Rock), in the Northern Territory, in central Australia (painting) by Prehistoric; (add.info)

Rock Art: Cervids and cows. From Spain, El Cogul, Cave dels Moros
AIS5341916 Rock Art: Cervids and cows. From Spain, El Cogul, Cave dels Moros. Prehistory, Mesolithic (fresco) by Prehistoric; Museu d Arqueologia de Catalunya, Barcelona

Petroglyph representing a deer, Parpallo Cave, Spain. Upper Paleolithic
AIS5364370 Petroglyph representing a deer, Parpallo Cave, Spain. Upper Paleolithic, Solutreen (engraving) by Prehistoric; Museo de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain; eIberfoto; out of copyright

Black doe, Parpallo Cave, Spain, Upper Paleolithic (painting)
AIS5364366 Black doe, Parpallo Cave, Spain, Upper Paleolithic (painting) by Prehistoric; Museo de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain; (add.info.: Prehistory, rock art: black doe. Parpallo Cave, Spain)

Human figures. Cave paintings, 8000-7000 BC
LRI4678539 Human figures. Cave paintings, 8000-7000 BC by Prehistoric; Tassili N Ajjer, Sahara desert, southeast Algeria; (add.info)

Rock art of Prehistory: cave with trace of hands. Neolithic Period, Cave of the Hands
AIS5339033 Rock art of Prehistory: cave with trace of hands. Neolithic Period, Cave of the Hands. Argentina, Santa Cruz by Prehistoric; eIberfoto; out of copyright

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Parietal art, also known as cave art or rock art, offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic expressions of our ancient ancestors. Dating back thousands of years, these captivating murals and paintings provide valuable insights into the lives and beliefs of prehistoric societies. One notable example is the phallic dance depicted in stylized-naturalistic form. This Mesolithic artwork showcases the significance of ritualistic practices during that era. Another mesmerizing piece from this period is the mural painting found in Bicorp, Spain. It portrays deer and goats with remarkable detail, transporting us to a time when humans coexisted with these majestic creatures. Moving forward in time, we encounter the renowned Lascaux cave in Montignac, France. Here lies an array of awe-inspiring creations such as a large red cow with a black head measuring an impressive 80 meters long. The Bulls room within this cave reveals intricate details like the head of a bull that captivate viewers even today. The Upper Paleolithic period gifted us with extraordinary masterpieces like "Bull, Deer and Horse" from Lascaux Cave – a breathtaking painting showcasing harmonious interactions between different species. Meanwhile, at Cogul in Lleida, Spain, frescoes bring to life scenes filled with human figures wielding bows – evidence of early hunting practices. Further exploration takes us to Cueva del Civil in Tirig's Barranc de la Valltorta region where human figures are once again portrayed alongside their trusty bows. These images offer glimpses into daily life during that time while highlighting their reliance on hunting for survival. Lastly but certainly not least is the stunning cervid rock painting found within Dordogne's Cave de Lascaux in France – another testament to our ancestors' deep connection with nature and wildlife. These parietal artworks serve as invaluable artifacts connecting us to our past by providing insight into ancient cultures' artistic abilities, beliefs, and ways of life.