What's the oldest painting we know of that's still around?

by Snowchill
Fluttershy_Sucks

Some aboriginal art is thought to be so old that it might depict megafauna. Here is a picture taken at the Arnhem Plateau in the Northern Territory that is thought to depict a Genyornis, a 2 metre tall flightless bird that went extinct around 40-55000 years ago.

sweetheartonparade

Some cave paintings are over 40,000 years old, such as the ones in the cave of El Castillo (which is open to visitors). Here is an example of what's inside. Very cool!

pipkin42

If you're interested in old paintings, you might look into the Chauvet Cave in France. Some say these are the oldest figurative paintings in the world, though as I understand it there is some dispute about which cave paintings precisely are the oldest.

The German filmmaker Werner Herzog made an excellent documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about Chauvet cave. It's more philosophical than strictly art historical, but, like all his films, well worth checking out.

citoloco

To piggyback, how about the oldest painting in a frame?

CrackaBox

If I could add another question, What's the oldest painting on a man made canvas(animal skin, cloth, walls, pottery, etc.) that still exists?