Timeless Chronicles

🖐️ First Drawings: The Beginning of Art

Thousands of years ago, before cities or books, early humans drew animals on cave walls using sticks and natural colors. These weren't just doodles — they showed hunting stories or maybe even magical beliefs.

Fun Fact: Some cave drawings are over 40,000 years old!

🏺 Ancient Civilizations: Art for Kings and Gods

As people built cities, art became even more important:

📜 In Egypt, art helped guide pharaohs to the afterlife.

🗿 In China, artists made a whole clay army for one emperor.

🏛️ In Greece, statues showed gods and heroes in action.

Art showed what people believed in and what they thought was important.

🖌️ The Renaissance: Art Gets Real

About 500 years ago in Europe, the Renaissance began — a time of learning, science, and amazing art.

Artists like Leonardo da Vinci painted lifelike people. In Japan, artists made prints of waves and nature. In India, tiny paintings told royal stories.

🏭 New Ideas and Big Changes

In the 1800s, machines and factories changed life — and art too!

🎨 Painters like Van Gogh showed feelings with colors and swirls.

📸 Photography let artists capture real life with cameras.

🧵 Indigenous artists used symbols to share their ancient stories.

💻 Art in the Digital World

Today, art lives in phones, apps, and games!

📱 People share art on Instagram and YouTube.

🤖 Some artists use AI to help make amazing pictures.

🎟️ Art is even sold as NFTs — digital collector’s items!