Who were the first artists recorded in history?

Hello 1natalie and thank you for your question.

"The Cro Magnon culture are considered the first artists of this
world.  They created works of art that served a purpose.  The Laurel
Leaf Flint Knife is an example of this.  It was skillfully decorated
and still served a very useful purpose as a knife.  Another example of
this culture's art work can be seen in the caves of Laucasx in France.
 Huge paintings of large animals of the Cro Magnon time adorn the
walls of the caves.  The true purpose of the beautiful paintings is
not 100% known, but many believe these were a kind of sympathetic
magic.  Some believe that these painting were drawn so that the people
would have a control over them and thus allowing them to have much
more successful hunts.  It is also believed that the reason these
paintings are on the walls of the caves so deep within the earth is
that the places were thought to be good luck or sacred.  This would
also help explain the layers of the paintings.  The use of spit as a
solvent of the paint (charcoal) also leads some to believe that they
were spiritually putting part of themselves on the walls.  If this is
true, then these beautiful works would surely be considered beautiful
works of art in functionalism"
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/courseportfolios/2310/exams/s01/s01exi/stu6.htm

"The Pyrennes Mountains, Europe ? The first artists were equine
artists. We travel to see firsthand the Paleolithic cave art featuring
horses."
http://www.taosartschool.org/about_tas.php

"As we noted in the module on the Paleolithic, painting, as well as
sculpture, were invented in the Paleolithic period and the first
architecture was invented during the megalithic period. The first
subjects which were represented by the first artists were animals."
http://www.stedwards.edu/bss/aflorek/civilization/civartemp.html

All about:
"Paleolithic Art in France"
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/clottes/

Thank you very much for your question.

Very best regards

THX1138

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