History of Drawing by Zach Harn

Stone age

30,000 BCE

The stone age began around 30,000 B.C. and ended 2500 B.C.
This period of History consisted of cave paintings and megalithic structures.

Stone Age

30,000 BCE

This period began 30,000 B.C. and ended around 2500 B.C.
This period contained cave painting and megalithic structures.

Mesopotamian

3500 BCE

The Mesopotamian period began 3500 B.C. and ended 539 B.C.
This period contained warrior art and narration in stone relief.

Mesopotamian

3500 BCE

The Mesopotamian period began 3500 B.C and ended 539 B.C.
The art consisted of warriors and narration through stone relief.

Egyptian

3100 BCE

The Egyptian period began 3100 B.C. and ended 30 B.C. This period was mainly after life focused with pyramids and tomb paintings being the majority of art.

Egyptian

3100 BCE

The Egyptian period began 3100 B.C. and ended 30 B.C.
The art was mainly afterlife focused containing pyramids and tomb paintings.

Roman

500 BCE

The Roman period Began 500 B.C. and ended A.D. 476.
The style focused on realism and was practical and simple.

Byzantine and Islamic

476

The Byzantine and Islamic period began A.D. 476 and ended A.D.1453. This period consisted of Heavenly mosaics, Islamic architecture, and Maze like designs.

Middle Ages

600

The middle ages began A.D. 500 and ended A.D. 1400. This period had mainly religious paintings and stories of the bible.

Early renaissance

1400

The Early renaissance began 1400 and ended A.D. 1550. Art style during this period was more realistic. Sculptures and architecture was big during the time as well.

Baroque

1600

The Baroque period lasted 1600 to A.D. 1750. The style of art portrayed heavenly paintings and statues as well as ceiling murals in palaces.

Romanticism

1780

The Romanticism period was 1780 to A.D. 1850. The art was an expression of individualism and imagination

Realism

1848

The Realism period was 1848 to A.D. 1900. The art style celebrated the working class and peasants also included rustic painting.