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Period: 30,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE
Pre-historic Art
Drawings have been around since the beginning of history and some were scratched, carved, or painted onto primitive tools. -
3000 BCE
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyphs often depicted Egyptian deities and were used to decorate walls and tombs. -
Period: 1101 BCE to 900 BCE
Artifacts of Ancient Greece
Artifacts from ancient Greece often were about wars and myths. -
Period: 400 to 1400
The Middle Ages
During this period, most drawings were about religion (more specifically about Christianity). -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
During this period, learning to draw became very important before learning to paint and sculpt. -
Period: 1490 to 1527
High Renaissance
This was the artistic peak of art in history which started with Leonardo Da Vinci's "the Last Supper" fresco and ending with the sack of Rome in 1527. -
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Baroque Era
The Baroque era introduced water color and ink washes. -
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Rococo Period
This period was characterized by wealthy French aristocrats. -
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19th and 20th Centuries
The invention of the pencil led to many artists preferring it as their main drawing and sketching tool. In this period different styles of drawing emerged such as impressionism, cubism, expressionism, and fauvism. -
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Modern Art
With technology, people are now able to create 3D art and many of the already existing art styles are slightly changing and new styles are emerging.
