A Witness to Disaster: The Life and Art of Egbert van der Poel Egbert van der Poel, a name perhaps less celebrated than some of his Dutch Golden Age contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a vital and poignant space within the artistic landscape of 17th-century Netherlands. Born in Delft in 1621, into a family of artisans—his father being a goldsmith—Van der Poel’s life unfolded against a backdrop of burgeoning prosperity and, tragically, devastating calamity. While details surrounding his early training remain somewhat elusive, art historical accounts suggest potential tutelage under Esaias v…
A chart of Egbert van der Poel'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.
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.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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