History of Drawing (Annabella Ventura)

  • Artistic Artifacts from Ancient Greece
    1000 BCE

    Artistic Artifacts from Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece created a new form of art by putting their stories (also known as myths) onto artifacts like vases. The artists of Ancient Greece were extremely graceful and decorative.
  • Middle Ages Biblical Art
    400

    Middle Ages Biblical Art

    The Middle Ages was a time in Europe that highlighted art focusing primarily on the Bible. Monks were often the artists of the time, and they created items like Bibles and prayer books.
  • Middle Ages Drawings
    900

    Middle Ages Drawings

    Drawing in Europe during the Middle Ages was very different than before. Artists focused more on the process over the finished product, and they created their drawings on wood, slate, or wax. Some artists even draw immediately on canvas that would be painted over, making art from the Middle Ages especially hard to find.
  • Renaissance Art
    1300

    Renaissance Art

    The Renaissance was a time of flourishing art that has been used up until modern times. Renaissance art began the movement of drawing and working on sculptures, paintings, and architectures. Art was often focused on reality and scientific discoveries of this period.
  • Renaissance Materials and Settings
    1400

    Renaissance Materials and Settings

    The Renaissance opened up new doors of supplies and materials in the world of art. It introduced art in churches, places, and public buildings using items like pen, ink, chalk, and charcoal, to create texture, depth, and variety
  • Renaissance Artistic Life
    1500

    Renaissance Artistic Life

    During the Renaissance period, art became more popular in the world, not just for new artists. This type of art was more affordable because of the many supplies, causing Renaissance art to be in homes more often. Renaissance art also became a business, providing money for artists of this time, developing autographs in the corner (a tradition still done today).
  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period

    The Baroque Period was a period of watercolor, ink washes, and livelier art. The Baroque Period was a response to the Protestant Reformation, also known as Counter-Reformation. This art bursted through the canvas (a style known as open composition) and focused on emotion, movement, and appreciation.
  • Early Egyptian Hieroglyphics

    Early Egyptian Hieroglyphics

    Egyptians created a new style of drawing where they used symbols and drawings to explain a specific event on flat surfaces like walls, floors, and paper made from papyrus.
  • The 1800's and 1900's

    The 1800's and 1900's

    This period of time was a time of innovation with a focus on the art of drawing. The art of time consisted of everyday life and activities, dreams, and nontraditional art designed to make the observer question. The 1800's and 1900's led to movements like Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, and Expressionism.
  • Discovering Drawings in the Altamira and Lascaux Caves

    Discovering Drawings in the Altamira and Lascaux Caves

    These drawings were prehistoric, discovered by children, and the first palaeolithic caves to be discovered in Europe at the time.

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