Analysis The Panther Panel On The People Of Chauvet

Midterm Corrections 1. +2: The works of art found in Chauvet can tell us the impact of the environment on the people of Chauvet. This is especially seen within the image provided due to the emotion and care to detail and motion provided within the image. The religious aspects of the culture of the people in Chauvet can be represented as well as their potential fear to the outside world or even interest in the animals that surrrounded them. Within the panther panel the emotion and aggression in the panthers can be observed. The fear of animals was one of the potential reasons why the images in the Chauvet cave were created and the fear of the people could be demonstrated through this portrayal of aggression in the animals. Another aspect is the want to understand their surroundings. This desire within the people to understand the animals and nature that surrounds them is the care to detail within the panthers. This may suggest the careful observation of the animals that surrounded them and in turn their desire to understand the world that surrounded them. In addition to fear and understanding, the observation of animals and the deeper understanding may have been towards the seasonal migration of animals. This usggestion can be shown through the panel due to the amount of panthers in the panel. The group of panthers being displayed in the image may suggest the observation of migrational patterns due to a group being present as opposed to a single panther being present in the