Lascaux

/ lasko /

noun

1. the site of a cave in SW France, in the Dordogne: contains Palaeolithic wall drawings and paintings

Example Sentences

Reagan called film “the world’s most enduring art form,” which must have puzzled admirers of Mozart, Giotto and the Lascaux Cave paintings.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is unthinkable that any culture would knowingly destroy Stonehenge or the Egyptian pyramids or the Lascaux caves in France,” Plibersek told Parliament.

From Seattle Times

Each calendar date touches on an event — say, Michelangelo acquiring the marble for his David or the discovery of the Lascaux caves in France, which reportedly inspired Picasso to declare, “We have invented nothing!”

From Los Angeles Times

Other ancient artwork, such as the famous drawings in the Lascaux caves of France, are often just images of the known world.

From New York Times

Not to mention the caves at Lascaux, the Dead Sea Scrolls .

From Salon