Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Early Life, Family and Training The story of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo begins in the heart of Seville, where he was born in late December 1617. He was baptized on 1 January 1618, entering a world that would soon demand much of him. His father, Gaspar Esteban, worked as a barber surgeon, and his mother was María Pérez Murillo. Life for the young boy was marked by early loss, as he was orphaned during his childhood. Following the deaths of his parents, he was taken in by his sister, Ana, and her husband, Juan Agustín Lagares. His stepfather was also a barber, and it was within this family circ…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo'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.