Paul Gauguin
Early Life and Family Background Born in Paris in 1848, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin entered a world of shifting social and political currents. His early years were defined by a sudden departure from the French capital; in 1850, his family relocated to Lima, Peru. This move was driven by his mother’s connections, as she was descended from the Peruvian aristocracy. Such a lineage provided a sense of privilege during his formative years, though the stability of this existence was often precarious. The boy spent his childhood in Peru until the age of six, a period that left an indelible mark on h…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Paul Gauguin'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.