Creative Cities in History

How have artists represented the city? How have they depicted the streets, squares, and buildings of cities, real and imagined? What do artists’ representations of the city tell us about cities? Some artists focus on intimate views (e.g., Edward Hopper), others on the panoramic (e.g., Vermeer’s View of Delft, Canaletto’s paintings of Venice). We will view the history of cityscape art, from the paintings of Gentile Bellini to the drawings of Stephen Wiltshire, including the great tradition of urban printmaking from Wenceslaus Hollar and Piranesi to Charles Méryon and Hiroshige. We also will consider photographers, including Charles Marville and Berenice Abbott.
Continuing Education Units (CEU) : 0

You'll walk away with

• Greater familiarity with artists’ representations of the city, from intimate to panoramic views
• Knowledge of cityscape art in the form of paintings, drawings, printmaking, and photography

Ideal for

• The curious and creative
• All members of the community—working, retired, and in between