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Jan 1, 1000
Pre-Historic Art
30,000-10,000 B.C.E. Earliest drawings or art work was found on cave walls in Spain and France. -
Jan 1, 1100
Ancient Egypt
3,000 B.C.E. They would decorate walls of tempes and tombs and carve scenes of their life or heiroglyphics. -
Jan 1, 1200
Ancient Greece
The Greeks painted vases and pottery. -
Jan 1, 1250
Ancient Greece
Art also included mythology as shown by this scultpture done by the Greeks. -
Apr 1, 1300
Middle Ages
400-1400 CE, drawing of religious messages and Bible stories, were prominent art used in the Middle Ages. -
Apr 1, 1350
Middle Ages
Artists during the Middle Ages also kept model or nature books to store their art to copy. -
Apr 1, 1400
Renaissance
During the Renaissance era the use of paper became more widespread. Art students became trained in drawing first before they learned to paint or sculpt. Artists were interested in showing realistic visions of the world around them. -
Apr 1, 1401
Renaissance
The use of chalk and charcoal became popular. -
Baroque Period
A new style of drawing began. Movement began to be shown on the canvas. More advanced techniques were used. -
1800-s and 1900's
Pencils were manufactured and became popular. A move away from traditional scenes was made.
