Unknown Prehistoric artist. Thought to be the world's oldest reproduction of a human. http://donsmaps.com/hohlefelsvenus.html / The small ivory carving of a female figure known as The Venus of Hohle Fels (also called the Venus of Schelklingen) unearthed in 2008 at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany. Dated to 38,000-33,000 BCE, which makes it the oldest of all the Venus figurines and the earliest undisputed example of figurative art known to archeology. http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/venus-of-hohle-fels.htm http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cave-art-debate-100617099/#rCusQxizaAQJ57tv.99