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in the realm of korean art, an gyeon stands out as a prominent figure, known for his contributions to the early joseon period. born in jigok, seosan, chungcheongnam-do, an gyeon entered royal service as a member of the dohwaseo, the official painters of the joseon court. his most notable work, mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도), a landscape painting for prince anpyeong, is considered the oldest landscape painting by a korean artist. early life and training an gyeon's life and training are not well-documented, but it is known that he was part of the dohwaseo, which played a significant role in the develop…
A chart of an gyeon's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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