Drawing

History of Drawing by Maggie Vollmer.

  • Pre-historic
    30,000 BCE

    Pre-historic

    Pre-historic cave paintings are evidence that people have been drawing since the beginning of time. These paintings were found on the walls of Altamira, Spain and Lascaux, France, northern Spain, and southern France.
  • Mesopotamia
    3500 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Drawings in Mesopotamia consisted of warrior art and stories carved in stone.
  • Ancient Egypt
    3000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Early Egyptians often decorated the walls of their temples and tombs, they carved and documented daily life, hieroglyphics, and religious deities.
  • Ancient Greece
    800 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greeks drew and painted on vases depicting scenes of battles and myths.
  • Japan
    653 BCE

    Japan

    In japan, people actually preferred drawing and painting over ceramics. Paintings used ink and featured themes from classic literature.
  • Middle Ages
    400

    Middle Ages

    Drawings during this time were mainly produced to express religous stories and lessons from the bible.
  • Renaissance
    1300

    Renaissance

    Due to the rise of the use of paper, drawing was realized as a more respectable art form. Artist also started using materials like chalk and charcoal.
  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period

    This period featured drawings a lot more livelier and used water color and ink.
  • 1800's and 1900's

    1800's and 1900's

    Pencils that are now largely used for drawing, were manufactured 1800's. This period is also the birth of several such as Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Fauvism, etc.
  • Today

    Today

    Todays drawing has no defining characteristic, but many are cartoonish and surreal. One of my favorites is Yumi Sakugawa.