History of drawing by Lauren Baker

  • 10,000 BCE

    Pre historic

    People have been drawing since the beginning of human history. In fact, drawing provides so,e of our oldest accounts of our ancestors.
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient egypt

    Early Egyptians also decorated the walls of their temples and tombs by carving scenes of daily life or gods as early as 3,000 BC
  • 1400 BCE

    Middle ages

    Through out the middles ages, fines were produced primarily to express religious messages and stories of the Bible. Monks used drawing and painting to illustrate Bibles in prayer books for loyal and wealthy families
  • 800 BCE

    Ancient greece

    Even the ancient Greeks have several lasting artifacts of their drawing. The vases and the pottery that were drawn or painted on by ancient Greeks exhibit their graceful, decorative use of drawing.
  • Renaissance

    During the renaissance art became more popular and affordable because of the availability of materials. In Italy drawing became recognized as a respectable art form because of the rise of the use of paper.
  • Baroque period

    During the 1600s and 1700s the Baroque period introduced a new style of drawing that included livelier forms with flowing lines. During this time artists also begin using watercolor and ink washes .
  • 19th century

    The 19th century was a century that began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900. The 19th century so large amounts of social change and slavery was abolished in the first and second and just real revolution lead to massive urbanization in much higher levels of productivity profit and prosperity.
  • 1800's and 1900's

    Innovacion defines the advancements in the art form of drawing during this period. Pencils were first manufactured early in the 1800s and quickly became the most preferred drawing tools. This lead to various art movements such as cubism and other great movements.
  • 20th century

    The 20th century was a sentry that begin on January 1, 1901 and in an on December 31, 2000. Some events that happened in the 20th century was the Russian revolution in communism, economic depression, the rise of dictatorship, in the war in Europe .
  • 21 century

    The 21st-century is the current century in a began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31 2100 and is the first century of the third millennium. Some things that have happened in the 21st-century is terrorist attacks in the US invasion of Afghanistan.