Inventer des grottes. Pré-histoires romanesques. Rome et les peintures de Joan

et les peintures de Joan Mitchell (1925-1992)

This second work presents Merovingian burials

Pithecussae

based on the British artist's new series of Fresh Flowers - never before shown to the public

Inventer des grottes. Pré-histoires romanesques. Rome et les peintures de JoanSince the recognition of the antiquity of our species in the 19th century, the world of the "cave man" has fascinated both the general public and major authors such as Proust and Malraux. The novel echoes this attraction to origins and, from La Guerre du feu by Rosny an to Les Enfants de la terre by Auel and including Les Hritiers by Golding , writers of prehistory have established themselves as inventors in the same way as speleologists. While the