Unknown, Human Figure, (6750-6450 BCE) these figures were ritualistically buried  marks the beginnings of monumental artwork; this figure is much larger than the venus of willendorf  the ‘can’t take it with you’ nature reveals some sort of permanent dwelling

Unknown, Human Figure, (6750-6450 BCE)

  • these figures were ritualistically buried 
  • marks the beginnings of monumental artwork; this figure is much larger than the venus of willendorf 
  • the ‘can’t take it with you’ nature reveals some sort of permanent dwelling
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during my first ever survey of western art class, my professor explained the difference between historians and art historians. historians, she said, were interested in old things. art historians, on the other hand, were interested in old things of quality. you don't hang garbage up on the walls of a museum; it has to be substantial and it has to mean something. so here you go; old things, made mostly by dudes long dead, of debatable degrees of quality but always with a constant level of importance. think of this as a deck of flash cards... sans the whole cards part.

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