faeq hassan, fayiq hassan, faik hassan
early life and education faeq hassan, a renowned iraqi painter, was born in baghdad in 1914. his life took an interesting turn when, as a young boy, he drew a horse, which caught the attention of king faisal i, who promised to provide him with a scholarship to study art in europe. although the king passed away before fulfilling his promise, faeq hassan eventually received a scholarship to study at the école nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in paris, graduating in 1938. artistic career and founding of al-ruwad upon returning to baghdad, faeq hassan co-founded the painting department at the…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of faeq hassan, fayiq hassan, faik hassan'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.
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.
