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A CITYSCAPE is the urban equivalent of a landscape. In the visual arts a cityscape (urban landscape) is an artistic representation, such as a painting, drawing, print or photograph, of the physical aspects of a city or urban area. From the first century A.D. dates a fresco at the Baths of Trajan in Rome depicting a bird's eye view of an ancient city. In the Middle Ages cityscapes appeared as a background for portraits and biblical themes. From the 16th up to the 18th century numerous copperplate prints and etchings were made showing cities in bird's eye view. The function of these prints was to provide a map-like overview. Halfway the 17th century the cityscape became an independent genre in the Netherlands. In his famous 'View of Delft' in 1660-1661 Jan Vermeer painted a quite accurate portrait of the city Delft. Cities like Amsterdam, Haarlem and The Hague also became popular subjects for paintings. Painters from other European countries (Great Britain, France, Germany) followed the Dutch example. The 18th century was a flourishing period for cityscape painting in Venice (Canaletto, Guardi). At the end of the 19th century the impressionists focused on the atmosphere and dynamics of everyday life in the city. Suburban and industrial areas, building sites and railway-yards also became subjects for cityscapes. During the 20th century the attention became focused on abstract and conceptual art, by this the production of cityscapes declined. American painter Edward Hopper, who stayed loyal to figurative painting, created intriguing images of the American scene. With a revival of figurative art at the end of the 20th century comes a revaluation of the cityscape. Well-known living cityscape painters are Joe McIntyre (London), Daniel Hauben (New York) and Frans Koppelaar (Amsterdam).

City scape

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Winter , Kiev , Lavra
Winter , Kiev , Lavra
oil on canvas , 24x32 ins.
Holy place
Holy place
oil on canvas , 20x28 ins.
Bogdan Khmelnitsky Square
Bogdan Khmelnitsky Square
oil on canvas , 24x32 ins.
The Cathedral of St. Michael
The Cathedral of St. Michael
oil on canvas , 20x30 ins.
St. Andrew's Chirch
St. Andrew's Chirch
oil on canvas , 32x24 ins.
The St. Sophia Cathedral Museum
The St. Sophia Cathedral Museum
oil on canvas , 20x30 ins.

Kreshchatic Street. At the begining of 20th century.

Kreshchatic Street. At the begining of 20th century.
oil on canvas , 20x28 ins.

© 2006 Pavel Kapusto