The world's oldest known painting is a 40,000-year-old cave art - Apparently.
The cave art, discovered in 1940 in the cave of Lascaux in southern France, consists of 15 large animals, including horses, deer, and bison, painted with iron oxide and manganese. The oldest of these paintings is estimated to be around 40,000 years old, from the Upper Paleolithic period. This prehistoric artwork is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of prehistoric art and provides valuable insights into the lives and creativity of our ancient ancestors.