London in the company of painters
By: Richard Blandford
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781786270788
Subjects: In art; Pictorial works
Description: This sumptuous visual history explores London as depicted by artists over the last few hundred years. Although the first city of London was established in the Roman period, the story of London in art really begins in the 17th century, with the rise of the panoramic city view as a painting genre, and continues to this day. Despite London's tumultuous history - the rise and fall of Empire, attacks from above in two world wars, relentless expansion into the surrounding villages and suburbs - it nevertheless becomes clear that many of the city's landmarks remain surprisingly constant.
Notes: Includes index.