History of Drawing by Kailani Angeles

By Malachi Roldan
  • 30,000 BCE

    Pre-historic

    Pre-historic drawings help provide some of our oldest accounts of our ancestors.
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Egyptians had decorated walls of their temples and tombs which helped learn about their daily life, religious duties, or gods
  • 800 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greeks used vases and pottery to depict scenes of battles and myths.
  • 400

    Middle Ages

    Monks produced drawings primarily to express religious messages and stories of the Bible.
  • 1300

    Renaissance

    Art became increasingly important due to the interest on decorative art in churches, palaces and public buildings.
  • 1400

    Renaissance

    Softer material such as chalk and charcoal allowed for a greater variety of effects and textures.
  • 1500

    Renaissance

    Drawing became important to scientist to record their learning about the physical world

  • Baroque Period

    Peter Paul Rubens, a leading artist of counter reformation used a new technique called open composition which made the piece of art seem to burst through the canvas itself.

  • Baroque Period

    Rembrandt van Rijn became one of the worlds greatest draftsmen for his ability to convey form, movement, and emotion with only a few, simple lines.

  • 1800's and 1900's

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