Hunting and art have been inextricably linked since prehistoric times, from cave drawings depicting hunting rituals, through images from the ancient near east, to millennia of european artworks on a plethora of hunting themes. A conscious effort to present this link was made by the organisers of the very first international Hunting exhibition held in Vienna in 1910, which established a tradition that con tinues to this day. Hunting, and the multifaceted relationship between hunting and art, was most recently the focus of the cultural historical spotlight at the world Hunt ing expo in 1971, which was likewise held in Budapest.
