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Men of the old stone age (1915) Wolf
A gray and black painting of a wolf.
Description: Polychrome painting of wolf in the Font-de-Gaume cavern

Date: 1915

Source: Men of the old stone age: Their environment, life and art

Author: drawing by Henri Breuil, published by Henry Fairfield Osborn

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Wolf

Which art category does this image most reflect? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

This image most clearly reflects prehistoric (Paleolithic) cave painting, also called parietal or rock art. The work is described as a polychrome painting of a wolf from the Font-de-Gaume cavern, which places it among Upper Paleolithic cave paintings: naturalistic, multi‑pigment animal images painted on cave walls. The subject, technique, and provenance (a cave site rather than a portable object) are characteristic of prehistoric parietal art rather than later fine‑art categories.