Joaquim Mir
A Catalan Visionary: The Life and Art of Joaquim MirJoaquim Mir y Trinxet, born in Barcelona in 1873, was more than a painter; he was the visual poet of Catalonia during a period brimming with social and artistic change. He didn’t simply record his time—he *embodied* its vibrant energy and underlying melancholy, translating it onto canvas with a uniquely expressive palette. Mir's life unfolded against the backdrop of burgeoning Catalan nationalism and the rise of Modernisme, an artistic movement striving to forge a distinct cultural identity for the region. Born into a comfortably situated fa…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Joaquim Mir'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.
