Wu Lin
The Legacy of Wu Lin Wu Lin was a figure of the Qing dynasty, living from 1691 to 1772. His artistic presence is preserved through works held within prestigious collections, most notably The Palace Museum, Beijing. The extant records of his creative output include an Untitled work, which remains a part of the historical landscape of Chinese art.
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Wu Lin'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.