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History of Drawing by Mia Altstatt

By Malachi Roldan
  • 20,000 BCE

    Pre-Historic

    Pre-Historic
    People who have been drawing since before history
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt
    Drawings in ink that were drawn on Egyptian papyrus
  • 1100 BCE

    Paper

    Paper
    Paper was first invented in the 1100's for artists to draw on
  • 900 BCE

    Middle Ages

    Middle Ages
    Drawings were produced to express religious messages and stories of the bible.
  • 600 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece
    Decorative drawings on artifacts of battles and myths
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Forms of painting, sculpture, and architecture drawing with chalk or charcoal.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Portraiture

    Portraiture
    Portraits were a popular painting during this time among households of wealthy families.

  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period
    The beginning of the watercolor and water wash use

  • Sketchbooks

    Sketchbooks
    Artists began to have access to sketchbooks so they could make more accurate drawings that just what they memorized

  • Pencils

    Pencils
    Pencils were first manufactured and became the most proffered drawing tool.

  • Abstract

    Abstract
    Artists started to draw pictures of other forms of art such as dance, and other sports using abstract forms of lines