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From Caves to Canvas: Art Through the Ages

Cave Paintings

Cave people made large, beautiful

drawings of animals they hunted, such as

▲ This painting and many bison and deer, on cave walls. Why did

others were discovered

in the Lascaux Caves in they paint? Maybe they thought the
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pictures would bring them good luck

when they hunted. Maybe they used the

pictures to teach children how to hunt. Or

maybe they painted just for fun.

Unit 4 | From Caves to Canvas: Art Through the Ages