The Magical Panorama. The Mesdag Panorama, an experience in space and time

Magic Panorama paints a picture, both in an art history and a personal perspective, of panoramic illusion in general, and of Panorama Mesdag in particular. Magic Panorama homes in on the astonishment aroused in the last century by these painted vistas. The book also contains new stories, for instance, by Helga Ruebsamen, Marten Toonder, Paul Verhoeven and Jan Wolkers, on their personal fascination with the Netherlands' largest painting. The prime reason for this publication is the completion of the major renovation of Panorama Mesdag, which the book also highlights. Moreover, art-historical research sheds new light on the work of H.W. Mesdag, G.H. Breitner and other painters who contributed to this monument of Hague School art.