History of drawing by Natalie Wood

By Malachi Roldan
  • 10,000 BCE

    Pre Historic

    -people have been drawing on cave walls since the beggining of human history
    -early drawings were scratched, carved, and painted on to primative walls
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    -egyptians decorated temple walls with hieroglyphics
    -egyptian art used a flat, linear style
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    • Ancient greeks painted on vases
    • drawings depicted battle scenes
  • 1500 BCE

    Renaissance

    • Drawing began to take the form that we recognize today during the renaissance
    • Realistic depictions of the world began in this era
  • Period: 1400 BCE to

    Middle Ages

    • most common paintings were religious
    • monks used paintings to illustrate bible stories