German artist Yadegar Asisi specializes in creating super-sized panoramic paintings. His views of Rome and Pergamon are currently on display in Dresden and Berlin.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
German artist Yadegar Asisi specializes in creating super-sized panoramic paintings. His views of Rome and Pergamon are currently on display in Dresden and Berlin.
Asisi spends at least a year working on each painstakingly-researched painting, starting with sketches...
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
Asisi spends at least a year working on each painstakingly-researched painting, starting with sketches...
And moving on to the computer to build up the design.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
And moving on to the computer to build up the design.
The panorama is an art form which dates back to 19th century Europe, but it fell out of favor when cinema became popular.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
The panorama is an art form which dates back to 19th century Europe, but it fell out of favor when cinema became popular.
Today -- thanks to the popularity of Asisi's works -- the panorama is seeing a resurgence in Germany.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
Today -- thanks to the popularity of Asisi's works -- the panorama is seeing a resurgence in Germany.
Visitors to his Rome panorama, in the east German city of Dresden, climb a 15-meter high tower to view the painting.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
Visitors to his Rome panorama, in the east German city of Dresden, climb a 15-meter high tower to view the painting.
The panorama, an image of the triumphal procession of Emperor Constantine the Great on October 29, 312, is 27 meters high, 107 meters long and weighs 750 kilograms.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
The panorama, an image of the triumphal procession of Emperor Constantine the Great on October 29, 312, is 27 meters high, 107 meters long and weighs 750 kilograms.
The finished panorama is enhanced with lighting and music effects, allowing visitors to view the city at different times of day.
Ancient Rome - in modern-day Germany —
The finished panorama is enhanced with lighting and music effects, allowing visitors to view the city at different times of day.
Courtesy: T. Schulze/Asisi