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Period: 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
The earliest known drawings
The earliest known drawings date back to 30,000-10,000 BCE, and were found on cave walls of Altamira, Spain and Lascaux, France, northern Spain and southern France. -
3000 BCE
Egyptian Drawing
Egyptians also decorated the walls of their temples and tombs by carving scenes of daily life, hieroglyphics, and religious deities, or gods, as early as 3,000 B.C. s -
Period: 1400 BCE to 400 BCE
Middle Ages art
Drawings were produced primary to express religious messages ad stories of the Bible. Monks used drawing and painting to Illustrate Bibles and prayer books for royal and wealthy families. -
1100 BCE
Middle Age Art
The tablets of wood, slate or wax were often thrown away or reused. Some painters even decided to draw directly on the canvas that would be painted over. These reasons contribute to the loss of the drawings of the middle Ages. -
Period: 750 BCE to 300 BCE
Ancient Greece Art
The vases and pottery that were drawn or painted on by Ancient Greeks exhibit their graceful, decorative use of drawing. The Greeks use drawing to depict scenes of battles and myths. -
1300
Renaissance
Drawing began to take the form we recognize today during the Renaissance. in Italy, drawing become recognized as a respectable art form because of the rise of the use of paper. Drawing became the foundation of all art work -
Boroque Period Art phases
Artist began having access to sketchbooks that they could take outside to draw landscapes, paving the way for more accurate depictions of scenes beyond just the memory of the artist in the studio. -
Baroque Period
The baroque period introduced a new style of drawing that included livelier forms with flowing lines. During this time, artist also began using water color and ink washes. -
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1800's and 1900's
Innovation defines the advancements in the art dorm of drawing during this period.
Pencils were manufactured early in the 1800's and quickly became the most preferred drawing tools. Ingres and Goya were the principle artist spearheading the use of this new tool. -
1800's and 1900's creation in art
Various art movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Fauvism, and other great movements. However, while all western art forms of drawing expand and incorporate new ideas, the purpose of art remains the same as our ancestors that drew on cave walls.
