I love this painting 😭 everything in the chauvet cave feels so warm and real, so studied over time that the shapes make themselves. My favourite there is the pride of lions merging into each other, but the lonely bear does have something that reminds me of lovingly made hand drawn cartoons❤️
istg imma burst out crying it's so beautiful that something that was made millenia ago is still remembered and reproduced with sm love omg art keeps up alive beyond our own lifespans its a way to live forever
According to a Smithsonian article (actually the image caption) i found this bear is from the Chauvet Caves of southern France. The article itself is about the bears depicted and not the painting from skimming it.
link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fate-of-the-cave-bear-69538895/
I did find this page after a second google search on the various cave painting, with a paragraph dedicated to the bears. The cave system also has a wikipedia page titled “Chauvet Cave”
Eu fico pensando em como esse filho da puta fez isso sem poder fazer um rascunho de lápis nem pesquisar como é um urso no google. ele teve q ver um urso. de perto. várias vezes. sem morrer.
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link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fate-of-the-cave-bear-69538895/
link: https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/chauvet_cave_art/index.php