Wednesday 29 August 2007

watching the Spaniards

the above image belongs to the upper paleolithic period and it is believed it was painted by Magdelenean artists in the UNESCO World Heritage, Altamira


the image below is the well known and much loved/hated Toro de Osborne which advertised brandy until in the early 90's were to be taken down for Spain outlawed billboards on national roads, the Spaniards protested, the bulls were painted black and left to guard the hillsides becoming a national symbol

circa 18.500 years separate these two bulls