Page 6 - ART AND NATURE IN PREHISTORY. THE COLLECTION OF TRACINGS OF CAVE ART OF THE MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES

the oldest blazons of the hispanic peoplethe oldest blazons of the hispanic people“Strange as it may seem, considering the interest of prehistorians in the search of crafted stones and bones that could determine the di erent industry and art periods of Palaeolithic men, all black, coloured and nally polychrome paintings of the murals and frescos that decorated the walls and ceilings of many of the caverns where they carried out excavations went unnoticed.”Cabré, 1915Following the introduction composed of panels displaying places as unusual as La Vieja, Los Letreros or Tajo de las Figuras Caves, the rst area shows separately the various motifs that inspired humans and that were used to decorate the caves and coves of the Spanish geography: animals, signs, symbols and even images of how men saw themselves. An important place is reserved for the copies of spots that evoke the artistic expression of their authors and which, as was the case with Morella la Vella, have an impact on the drawing and painting process used by the artist to achieve a more beautiful or interpretative nal example. In the last area there is a special mention of places where rock art could be found but that fate has made disappear, the copies exhibited in the show being the only evidence left of their existence.art and nature in prehistory. the collection of rock art tracings of the mncn00066