giovannino de' grassi
A Master of the Lombard Gothic Giovannino de’ Grassi remains one of the most captivating enigmas of the late medieval period, a figure whose brushstrokes breathed life into the prestigious Visconti court of Milan. Born around 1350, his life was lived within the vibrant, ambitious atmosphere of the Lombardy region during a time of profound artistic transformation. While the historical record offers only fragmented glimpses of his personal journey, the sheer brilliance of his surviving illuminations speaks volumes of a master at the height of his powers. He operated in an era where the transit…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of giovannino de' grassi'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.