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2 paź 2003 · The discovery of cave paintings made by our Upper Paleolithic ancestors in Western Europe was an astonishing find – so astonishing, that they were originally believed to have been fakes. However, as more sites were uncovered, their authenticity was confirmed.
In this paper, I examine how art and shamanism have been conceived and their relationship entangled from the Renaissance to the present, focussing on the interpretation of Upper Palaeolithic cave art in the first half of the twentieth century—a key moment in this trajectory—to illustrate my case.
An allegory is a story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. add as a supplement. Allegory of the Cave is a text about people living in a cave, which serves as an allegory for society and the pursuit of knowledge. Get the story summary.
On the history of the interpretation of cave art: ‘The cave of doxa – reflections on artistic research and on cave art’, Art Monitor # 2, Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, Göteborg University, spring
Cave painting is considered one of the first expressions of the human animal’s appreciation of beauty and a representation of a mystic or sacred side to life. Hundreds of images of animals in vibrant colour and striking poses of action can be seen in the prehistoric art gallery on rocks worldwide.
While there is some scholarly unanimity on most of the details of the cave analogy, there is one detail that no one has yet explored, viz., the significance of the fire in the cave. This paper seeks to identify the central analogical function of the fire in the cave, following out various hints and suggestions in Plato's rather dark text.
The Allegory of the Cave Translated by Shawn Eyer Plato’s famous allegory of the cave, written around 380 bce, is one of the most important and influential passages of The Republic. It vividly illustrates the concept of Idealism as it was taught in the Platonic Academy, and provides a metaphor which philosophers have used
