master of the almshouse of the seven electors
the master of the almshouse of the seven electors, also known as the master of the amsterdam death of the virgin, was a netherlandish painter who flourished around 1500. his name is derived from a panel depiction of the death of the virgin, dated to about 1500 and now in the rijksmuseum amsterdam. the painting shows the virgin mary and the twelve apostles in a complex interior, in intimate mood. artistic style and symbolism the figures in the painting are small, with small heads and hands; their torsos, however, are bulky and covered in drapery. this unique style is characteristic of the mast…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of master of the almshouse of the seven electors'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.
