Michel Lorblanchet

Bio

Michel Lorblanchet is a leading French specialist in the field of Palaeolithic art. In his former role of Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) he pioneered experimental methods of reproducing, as well as scientific methods of dating, ancient art. His Art pariétal: Grottes ornées du Quercy, the sum of 45 years of research, is considered the definitive work on the art of the Quercy region, which includes more than thirty painted caves.