Modern
Modern
Bona
Early Life, Family and Training Born in Rome on 12 September 1926, Bona Tibertelli entered a world that would eventually shape her into a multifaceted creator. She spent her formative years in the Italian capital, a childhood marked by the quiet observations of her surroundings. This early period in Rome provided the foundation for a life defined by constant movement and artistic inquiry. By 1939, encouraged by her teachers, she moved to Modena to study at the Istituto d’arte Venturi. This transition marked her first formal step into the disciplined world of artistic training. Family connec…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Bona'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.
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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.