Mediterranean Art

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The group of over 700 sites of prehistoric Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, a type of Levantine art, were collectively declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. The sites are in the eastern part of Spain and contain rock art dating to the Upper Paleolithic or (more likely) Mesolithic periods of the Stone Age. The art consists of small painted figures of humans and animals, which are the most advanced and widespread surviving from this period, certainly in Europe, and arguably in the world, at least in the earlier works. It is notable for the number of places included, the largest concentration of such art in Europe. Its name refers to the Mediterranean Basin; however, while some sites are located near the sea, many of them are inland in Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha; it can be classified as Levantine art (meaning "from Eastern Spain", not the Levant region).

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Article title : Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin
"group of over 700 sites of prehistoric Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, a type of Levantine art, were collectively declared a World Heritage..."
Article title : List of countries on the Mediterranean Sea
"classified as Mediterranean countries based on their geographical, economic, geopolitical, historical, ethnic and cultural (language, art, music, cuisine)..."
Article title : Mediterranean Sea
"The Mediterranean Sea (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is an intercontinental sea situated between Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is surrounded..."
Article title : Ancient Jewish art
" avoiding figurative or symbolic depictions. Motifs from Eastern Mediterranean art were used, but without human or animal figures, reflecting Torah injunctions..."
Article title : Carolingian art
"thoroughgoing attempt in Northern Europe to revive and emulate classical Mediterranean art forms and styles, that resulted in a blending of classical and Northern..."
Article title : Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
"The Graduate Group in the Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World (AAMW) is an interdisciplinary program for research and teaching of archaeology..."
Article title : Twelve Apostles in art
" Kitzinger, Ernst (1977). Byzantine art in the making : main lines of stylistic development in Mediterranean art, 3rd–7th century. London: Faber and Faber..."
Article title : Kassiopi
"Peloponnese and Crete under Venetian rule (14th-16th centuries). Mediterranean art histories studies in visual cultures and artistic transfers from late..."
Article title : Late antiquity
"debatable. Late antiquity represents a cultural sphere covering much of the Mediterranean world, including parts of Europe and the Near East. As an approximate..."
Article title : Byzantine art
"degree the Islamic states of the eastern Mediterranean, preserved many aspects of the empire's culture and art for centuries afterward. A number of contemporary..."

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