Where Did Cityscape Originate?

The first vedute city panoramas were created on graphics of the late Middle Ages north of the Alps, especially in the Netherlands and Germany. In seventeenth-century Dutch painting, urban landscapes of the second and third types first appeared in the painting.

What cityscape means?

1 : a city viewed as a scene. 2 : an artistic representation of a city. 3 : an urban environment a cityscape cluttered with factories.

What type of art is cityscape?

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. It is the urban equivalent of a landscape.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.