Detailed embodiments of a display apparatus according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that in the following description and drawings, common reference numerals denote common components throughout a plurality of drawings. Hence, the common components will be described by cross-referencing with the plurality of drawings, and a description of components denoted by common reference numerals will appropriately be omitted.

The arrangement of a display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method of driving the same will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. FIG. 1 is an overall conceptual view showing an example of the arrangement of a display apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The display apparatus 100 is used as an organic light emitting display including an organic light emitting element that uses, as a light emitting layer, organic electroluminescence (EL) caused by an organic material that emits light.