The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 4 - 5

Question 1

When was art invented?

Answer 1

25,000 years ago

Question 2

sculpture

Answer 2

• the old surviving sculptures were made from bone, ivory, stone, or antlers
• they were engraved, carved in deep relief, or fully rounded three-dimensional sculptures

Question 3

cave painting

Answer 3

• first painting were made approximately 15,000 years ago

- archaeologists speculate that the artists created animal images to guarantee a successful hunt

Question 4

Where is Venus of Willendorf today?

Answer 4

• Museum of Natural History, Vienna

Question 5

Horse

Answer 5

• Cave Painting at Lascaux France

- c. 15,000-13,000 B.C.

Question 6

First Architecture

Answer 6

• began as early as 5,000 B.C.

- they took three basic forms: the dolmen, the menhir, and a cromlech

Question 7

Dolmen

Answer 7

• consists of large, vertical stones with a covering slab like a giant table

Question 8

Menhir

Answer 8

• single stone set

Question 9

Cromlech

Answer 9

• a circular arrangement of stones, such as Stonehenge

Question 10

Stonehenge: England’s First Rock Group

Answer 10

• was believed to either be the creation of giants or conjured by Merlin the Magician
• it is an accurate astronomical calendar
• there is a heel-stone marking where the sun rises in the East at the summer solstice
• At Carnac, in the French province of Brittany, rows of megaliths stretch for several miles; they are believed to represent columns of Roman soldiers