Canals, squares, quays and streets

The painted city becomes a world to travel: the water of Venice, the historic squares and modern streets organize light, crowds and architecture.

Urban view develops at the meeting of topography, memory and daily life. In Venice, Canaletto, Luca Carlevarijs and Martin Rico make the canals and quays an open stage where the facades regulate perspective and where the water multiplies the light. In the squares of Cádiz, Malaga or Lérida, the city also became the theater of history and power. In the squares of Cádiz, Malaga or Lérida, the street also became the theater of history and power. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the street emancipated itself from the monument: Jongkind observed the quays, Ensor painted Ostend under snow, rain or sun, Utrillo transformed Montmartre into silent geometry and Schiele twisted the houses into expressive rhythm. This collection favors the city as a visual experience, veduta specifies the modern feel. The selection "Urban landscapes and city views" notably compares Don Alphonse the Wise, after having conquered from the Moors the square of Cádiz, the first maritime square owned by the kings of Castile, seized the sea to open to the Christians the path that would lead them to Africa. and The Execution of Torrijos and his companions in Malaga Square. His reading favors composition.

A painted city is never still: facades, passers-by, water and weather constantly recompose the same place.