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What is drawing?
Drawing is created and enjoyed by many people around the world. It is a form of expression that allows everyone to see differently and is a visual history of the human experience. -
Pre-historic
People have been drawing since the beginning of human history. The earliest known drawing dates back to 30,000-10,000 BCE.
These drawings have been found in caves of Altamira, Spain, Lascaux, and France. -
Ancient Egypt
Early Egyptians decorated their temple walls and tombs by carving scenes of their daily life known as hieroglyphics. -
Ancient Egypt
Similar drawings Egyptians drew like hieroglyphics where drawn with ink on a paper known as "papyrus" that grew along the Nile River. These drawings date back to as early as 3,000 BC. -
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks have several lasting artifacts like vases and pottery that show the graceful, decorative ways Greeks use to draw. These drawings usually had something to do with battles of myths. -
Middle Ages
In the middle ages (400-1400 CE), drawings used to express religious messages and stories from the Bible. -
Middle Ages
Drawing was a preparatory stage for creating paintings during these times. Most artists would never leave a product sketched because it was usually painted over. Art materials were expensive so the artists had to improvise before with wood, slate or wax. -
Renaissance
Drawing began to take the form we recognize today in modern times during the Renaissance. It became a very respectable art form and became the foundation of all art forms. Student were trained to draw before learning how to paint or sculpt. -
Renaissance
Artists and scientists became very interested and concerned with creating realistic depictions of the natural world. -
Baroque Period
During the 1600s and 1700s, this period introduced a new style of drawing that included livelier forms with flowing lines to represent movement. Artists of these times were Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt van Rijn. -
1800s and 1900s
Innovation defines the advancements of the 19th and 20th centuries in the art form of drawing. Many movements like Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Fauvism and many more formed through the 19th century and we've witnessed how art has changed through the years.
