History of Drawing by Francisco Chavez

The earliest known drawings

10,000 BCE

This is when the earliest know time of drawing.

Ancient Egypt’s use of drawing

3000 BCE

Around this time our ancient ancestors used drawing to decorate the walls of their temples and tombs by carving scenes of daily life and other things around 3,000 BC

Middle Ages

400

Through the middle ages drawing were produced primarily to express religious messages and stories of the Bible. Monks would use drawings and paintings to illustrate Bibles and prayer books.

Renaissance

1400

Around this time drawing began to take the form we recognize today. In Italy, drawing became recognized as a respectable art form because of the rise of the use op paper.

Baroque Period

1600

During this time a new style of drawing was introduced. This style was more livelier drawn with flowing lines. At this time, artist started using water color and ink washes.

Advancements in art

1800

During this period innovation defines the advancements in art form of drawing. Pencils were first manufactured early in the 1800's and quickly became the most preferred drawing tools.

Experimenting with art

1900

Ingres and Goya were pioneers in using the newly manufactured pencils and evolving the subject matter of drawing .