Wheel of Affinities — Study for St John the Evangelist and an Angel — El Greco

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Wheel of Affinities

Let one painting lead you to the next

Welcome. Every artwork orbiting this wheel shares a thread with “Study for St John the Evangelist and an Angel”. Take your time, follow what catches your eye, and let curiosity carry you from one masterpiece to another.

How to explore

Drag left or right to spin the wheel.
Drag up or down — or scroll — to zoom in and out.
Hover an artwork to reveal its title and affinities; click to open it.

The eight directions: Each spoke is a kind of kinship — period, movement, vibe, topics, keywords, tone and main colour, plus “other” for the freer, more surprising matches.
Distance from the centre: The closer a work sits to the heart of the wheel, the stronger its bond with this painting. Works near the rim are looser, more unexpected echoes — often the most rewarding to discover.

period

movement

vibe

topics

keywords

tone

main color

other

period

Poet Ercilla y Zuniga — El Greco, 1591
Young Painter in Front of Easel — Annibale Carracci
St Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1505
Christ Carrying the Cross — El Greco
The Resurrection — El Greco
El Espolio — El Greco
St. John the Baptist — El Greco
The Immaculate Conception — El Greco
Madonna with Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1516
Apostle St Paul — El Greco, 1610
Portrait of a Cardinal — El Greco
Portrait of an old man (presumed self-portrait of El Greco) — El Greco, 1600
The Lamentation of Christ (recto) — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1533
Elderly Gentleman — El Greco

movement

Young Painter in Front of Easel — Annibale Carracci
The Immaculate Conception — El Greco
The Prophet Baruch — francesco trevisani, 1718

vibe

Madonna with Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1516
Elderly Gentleman — El Greco

topics

St. Jacobus — El Greco, 1600

keywords

Apostle St Paul — El Greco, 1610
Elderly Gentleman — El Greco

tone

Madonna with Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1516

main color

Saint Mark — francesco de rossi (francesco salviati) (cecchino)
Group of Armigers (Soldiers) — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1546
St Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1505
Study for children playing — Luca Giordano
Young Painter in Front of Easel — Annibale Carracci
Drawing for the Left Panel of `Resurrection. Rejoicing' — Sir Stanley Spencer
St. Jacobus — El Greco, 1600
The Prophet Baruch — francesco trevisani, 1718
A standing soldier — giambattista tiepolo
Three men in conversation, one dressed in roman armor — polidoro da caravaggio
St. John the Baptist — El Greco
Madonna with Child — Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1516
Virgin and Child with infant Saint John and two saints — Girolamo Genga
El Espolio — El Greco

other

St. Sebastian — El Greco, 1600