Antonio Rodríguez
A Life in the Heart of Mexico City Born in Mexico City around 1636, Antonio Rodríguez lived a life deeply embedded in the social and religious fabric of New Spain. He was the son of Sebastián Rodríguez and Isabel Beltrán, and his domestic life was defined by his marriage to Antonia Juárez in 1659. This union connected him to established lineages, as his wife was the daughter of José Juárez and Isabel de Contreras. His household was a center of activity, producing children such as Nicolás and Juan Rodríguez Juárez, who would carry the family name into the next generation of the city's creativ…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Antonio Rodríguez'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.