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Question

I'm doing an art project on Landscapes and Cityscape's.

I have to find images off the internet, but they have to be painted by famous artists. And they have to be paintings of Landscapes and Cityscape's! Does anyone know any websites I could use or any techinques! Thankyou so much

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Answer 1

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 (i.e. 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 attention became focused on abstract and conceptual art, and thus 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 Rackstraw Downes, Antonio López García, and Richard Estes. American artist Yvonne Jacquette has made a specialty of aerial cityscapes.

Some famous painters who practiced cityscape-painting were:

Canaletto

Jan Vermeer

Alfred Sisley

Camille Pissarro

Matthäus Merian

Edouard Leon Cortés

James McNeill Whistler

Paul Signac

Isaac Israëls

George Hendrik Breitner

Gustave Caillebotte

Answer 2

As crrllpm suggested go to google images I did picasso landscapes and this came up

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=...



  

Answer 3

Since you are studying art you must have some names of famous artists in your mind. Type them in google with the words Landscape or Cityscape and see what comes up. I typed in Picasso Landscape in Google Images and got 10 pages of his paintings. Also typed in Van Gogh Landscapes and got heaps too. Try it, it should solve your problem.