Ig Farbenindustrie
A Legacy of Innovation and Controversy The story of IG Farbenindustrie AG is not one of a single hand or a solitary brushstroke, but rather a monumental and complex tapestry woven from the threads of industrial might, scientific brilliance, and profound moral tragedy. Emerging in 1925 from a daring merger of six titans of German chemistry—Agfa, BASF, Bayer, Griesheim-Elektron, Hoechst, and Weiler-ter-Meer—this conglomerate ascended to become Europe’s largest industrial force. To view the "work" of IG Farben is to look upon the very fabric of modern existence; it was a period where the bounda…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Ig Farbenindustrie'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.