A Legacy of Light and Glass In the shimmering atmosphere of the mid-15th century, amidst the legendary glassworks of Murano, Antonio Vivarini emerged as a pivotal figure in the Venetian artistic landscape. As a member of a distinguished family of painters descended from Murano glassworkers, his very identity was intertwined with the luminous and translucent traditions of his home. Working primarily within the Republic of Venice, Vivarini occupied a unique historical space, bridging the transition between the ornate elegance of the late Gothic period and the burgeoning humanism of the early R…
A chart of Antonio Vivarini'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.