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- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 9283
- Date of Photo
- 1963
- World Region
- Europe
- Region
- Western Europe
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Midi-Pyrenees
- Political Location
- Niaux
- Geographic Location
- Niaux Cave
- Archaeological Site Name
- Niaux Cave
- Period
- Late Magdalenian
- Culture
- Magdalenian
- Description
- Niaux, France. Panel, salon noir. 3/9 As far back as the 18th century, this cave had visitors, come to admire what is now called the "Salon Noir." In September 1906 these frescoes came to the attention of Emily Cartailhac and Abbe' Bruil. From then on the paintings of Niaux became part of modern scientific knowledge. The "Salon Noir," about 800 yards deep in the cave, is decorated with masterpieces of the last stage of Magdalenian art: bison, hor
- Image Categories
- Art: Cave painting
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- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4607 x 3134
- File Size
- 946 KB
- Record
- 14800
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"Niaux, France. Panel, salon noir. 3/9 As far back as the 18th century, this cave had visitors, come to admire what is now called the "Salon Noir." In September 1906 these frescoes came to the attention of Emily Cartailhac and Abbe' Bruil. From then on the paintings of Niaux became part of modern scientific knowledge. The "Salon Noir," about 800 yards deep in the cave, is decorated with masterpieces of the last stage of Magdalenian art: bison, hor". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-14800/14800. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 20, 2024.