Drawing

History of Drawing by Maggie Vollmer.

By Malachi Roldan
  • 30,000 BCE

    Pre-historic

    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.
  • 3500 BCE

    Mesopotamia

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

    Ancient Egypt

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

    Ancient Greece

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

    Japan

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

    Middle Ages

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

    Renaissance

    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.