As traditional drawings or in high-angle perspective, cityscapes are historical records.
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Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (c. 1612-1667), View of Pamplona, oil on canvas, 65.5 x 132 cm/25.78 x 51.96 cm
Paris, Hôtel Drouot, October 4, 2019. Éric Caudron OVV.
The earliest depictions of cities were more symbolic than realistic. Giotto (1266?-1337) was among the first to feature a real town surrounded by walls. During the Renaissance , artists put them into perspective in drawings, prints and paintings that adorned aristocratic homes. Owning them was an expression of pride of living in a city, whose success these…
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