PREHISTORIC ART:
Most of the subject matter for these
ancient art masterpieces was related
to their own family members, or to
the life they had like hunting animals
for food.
This Panel of Hands in the El Castillo
Cave in Spain are believed to be
40,800 years old; oldest in the world.
(http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2012-06-14/cave-paintings-spain/55602532/1)
Most of the Paleolithic art in caves can be found across Europe and the Mediterranean areas.