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Benjamin West

1738 - 1820

Benjamin West
Età Moderna
Età Moderna

Benjamin West

Born 1738 Died 1820

Benjamin West: Un Pioniere dell'Arte Americana Nato: 10 ottobre 1738, Springfield, Stati Uniti d'America Morto: 11 marzo 1820 Primi Anni e Sviluppo Artistico Benjamin West nacque in una famiglia modesta a Springfield, Pennsylvania. Suo padre gestiva un’osteria e la famiglia si trasferì successivamente a Newtown Square. West dimostrò un talento artistico notevole fin da giovane, apprendendo presumibilmente tecniche pittoriche rudimentali dai nativi americani. Ricevette una formazione scolastica limitata ma perseguì con passione il suo interesse artistico in modo indip…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Benjamin West'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.

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Spokes — Subject

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.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.