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Shopping Cart. Famous Cave Paintings Might Not Be From Humans. Hide captionThe Panel of Hands in the Cave of El Castillo in Spain.

Famous Cave Paintings Might Not Be From Humans

New dating methods suggest the paintings could have been drawn by Neanderthals, not humans, as previously thought. The Famous Artists. Lascaux Caves, France. The Lascaux Caves (or Lascaux Grottoes) in southwest France contain some of the oldest and finest prehistoric art in the world.

Lascaux Caves, France

The cave paintings, which mainly depict animals, are some 17,000 years old and seem to have a ritual purpose. For preservation reasons, the public may only visit a well-executed replica called Lascaux II. History. 3D Warehouse. Art History Images Library. Public domain image resources. Public domain image resources is a copy of the master Wikipedia page at Meta, which lists a number of sources of public domain images on the Web.

Public domain image resources

Public Domain images should be marked with the Public Domain Mark 1.0. Public Domain Mark enables works that are no longer restricted by copyright to be marked as such in a standard and simple way, making them easily discoverable and available to others. The Public Domain Mark is recommended for works that are free of known copyright around the world. Famous Artworks exhibition. RIS Image Gallery Welcome - Photographs, postcards, stereographs, sculptures, paintings, drawings. Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Art Renewal Center Mission Statement. Educational Technology Clearinghouse. Diane Arbus & William Eggleston. Cheim & Read has two great photo exhibits happening concurrently - Diane Arbus' In the Absence of Others and William Eggleston's 21st Century.

Diane Arbus & William Eggleston

Arbus' black and white photographs feature "empty interiors and artificial landscapes spanning the 60s" while Eggleston's recent works focus on color and composition in interior and exterior scenes shot in Cuba, California, Paris, Memphis, New Jersey, and Queens. Diane Arbus (1923-1971), best know for her documentary portraits of people from the margins of society like carnival performers, nudists, transvestites, and the institutionalized, created intensely intimate images infused with an air of mystery and melancholy. Her amazing works of empty rooms, unpopulated hotel lobbies, and deserted Disneyland and Coney Island attractions evoke a similar, quiet, haunting aura. The St. Cuthbert Gospel: 1,300 Years Old, And Looking Pretty Good. Hide captionThe Gospel, buried with St.

The St. Cuthbert Gospel: 1,300 Years Old, And Looking Pretty Good

Cuthbert in 698, was recovered from his grave in 1104. Its beautiful red leather binding is original. Courtesy of the British Library. The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom. How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 14.60K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. Want to Build a New App? There's an App for That, Too. Competition in Apple’s App Store is so tough that even strong concepts must be planned to perfection before any development should start.

Want to Build a New App? There's an App for That, Too

So enter App Cooker: A hot new iPad app that makes sure other apps have the right ingredients in place before any development begins. App Cooker ($19.99) from Sophia-Antipolis, France-based Hot Apps Factory helps aspiring designers organize, plan and get app projects ready for production. 30-year-old Xavier Veyrat — the designer of App Cooker — spoke to Mashable about the development of the platform and the steps that go into creating a masterpiece app recipe. TCEA-Recommended iPad Apps.

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maison européenne de la photographie / ville de Paris

Musée national du Moyen Age. Le louvre. Home. Sketchpad - Online Paint/Drawing application. Your Social Impact. The National Endowment for the Humanities. Carter Center Charitable Donations - Support Our Work. National Endowment for the Arts Home Page. Charity: water. The Earth Institute at Columbia University. Exploring Science in the Field from Pole to Pole Company Donates 330,000 Bed Nets to Help Fight Malaria in Africa Lords of the Past Ancient Rocks, Modern Problem Sustainability Management Alum Works to Bring Electric Vehicles to NYC Apr18 2014 Spring Diversity Lecture Sustainability Essentials Training Drilling to find the originsof the South China Sea The Path to Sustainable Development Faculty Profile: Ruth DeFries.

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Your Social Impact. The Forbes Impact 30 List. Basilica of St. Peter - Apse. Basilica of St. John Lateran - Nave, Location 1. Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura - Navata Centrale. Sistine Chapel. Aesthetic Puzzles Assignments. Abstract critical Newcomer Awards 2011 Newcomers announced. LONDON.

abstract critical Newcomer Awards 2011 Newcomers announced

-abstract critical announced the five artists from the 2011 degree shows nationwide who have been selected to participate in the abstract critical Newcomer Awards: • Zara Idelson (Glasgow School of Art) • Katy Kirbach (RA Schools) • Dan Roach (University of Gloucestershire) • Jack Sutherland (UCA Canterbury) • Gwennan Thomas (Wimbledon College of Art) This is the inaugural year of the prize, offering graduate artists from the 2011 degree shows an opportunity to exhibit alongside the five established artists who selected them. VisCultureConf_proceedings.