Before the Renaissance, the landscape performed a decorative function. But before the landscape became the bearer of the idea and before it began to help reveal the character of the main characters, and even more so gained independence, a very long time passed. For the first time, we see the image of nature on the reliefs of ancient civilizations that arose…

Since the 14th century, artists have used sticks made from a mixture of lead and zinc, which were sometimes called "silver pencils", for drawing. Slate pencils have been known since the 16th century. That night in 1565, a storm broke out in the English county of Cumberland.