Chauvet Painting Descriptions
Horse in the Central recess
Medium
Black drawing on rock
Size (Length)
Length 100cm
Cave Location
End Chamber
Age / Period
Aurignacian
The End Chamber of the Chauvet Cave was clearly reserved for a considered display of art. In the centre of the large panel is a recess which demonstrates this selectivity; only one image was drawn here. As usual the wall surface was scraped clear, and a single horse was drawn upon it. The tail of the horse was drawn into an indentation in the rock. The effect of this, on viewing the single image in this central recess, is that the animal appears to be coming out of the rock, as if the rock is simply a veil, distinguishing it yet not separating it from the spirit world.