In the depth of winter my thoughts focus on travel and the adventure of finding unique areas to explore. Helpless
romantics dream of traveling to France for a number of reasons. The country is
quite well-known for its romantic places and atmosphere. But did you know that
there's more to see in France aside from the lovely romantic places? Yes,
that's true and one is the cave paintings of Trois Freres. Les Trois Freres is located in the Commune of Montesquieu-Avantes, Ariege department, in the Midi-Pyrenees region of southwestern France.
Not
all individuals appreciate paintings. Oftentimes, it depends on the person's
taste and interests. If you're interested in cave paintings, you can also find
some of them in France. Trois Freres shows fascinating images about the people
of prehistoric times. Visiting the cave is like exploring the world many years
ago. You can learn a lot from the paintings, but only if you appreciate them.
Though
people lived primitively thousands of years ago, they seem to know quite a lot.
They knew about the different patterns and seasons of life. The seasonal
variations and their food supplies are the determining factors between living
or dying. The cave paintings in France show this great knowledge about the
ancestors of the French people.
Translated
in English, Trois Freres means Three Brothers. The paintings on the cave show
indistinct images of animals and certain figures which experts believe to be a
shaman. Trois Freres attracted international attention because of the
depictions in the cave. The paintings are found in the far corners of the cave
and so you have to go deeper to be able to get a good glimpse of such a work of
art.
The
paintings have a graphical nature and was skillfully drawn. You can easily make
out the figures to be beasts and cattle surrounding a high figure that reaches
the cave roof. This central figure is about 70 cm or 2 1/2 ft tall and appears
to be half human and half animal. The figure has deer antlers and wears a mask
with an eye of an owl. Below the mask is a beard and the hands are hidden
within bear paws or lion paws. The back of the figure can be compared to that
of a certain animal and somehow it appears that the figure is wearing an animal
skin of some sort. The figure has an
erect penis covered by a fox tail.
Experts
called the figure 'Animal Master' and if you want to see the picture of the
cave painting, you can go to France or you can search the net and simply type
the words 'Trois Freres'. Find a link that will show you the painting itself.
You can use any of the popular search engines in order to get a glimpse of the
cave painting.
If
you try to conduct a research on the net, you can read many speculations and
comments about the cave painting. The painting is like the sketchpad of the
prehistoric people. Animals or beasts were drawn on top of one another. Experts
believed that the paintings are more than 14,000 years old or even longer.
Today,
painters and other artists treat art as a process. It is the expression,
recording, and reflection of the divine or inner nature of the artist. But did
the primitive artists view art in the same way? Perhaps there's more to their
drawings that what modern experts and artists can understand.
You
can find other cave paintings in Asia and in Europe. To better understand the
paintings, just allow your imagination to take over.
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