A Life Shaped by Lineage and Light Born in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1823, Jean Paul Innocent Auguste de Pinelli grew up within a family where the brush was a familiar tool. His father, the Viscount Alexandre Paul de Pinelli, held lands in the Beaujolais, and his grandfather was a painter who directed the Louvre. This background provided a quiet, steady immersion into the world of art from his earliest years. By the time he reached adul…
Scroll through Auguste de Pinelli's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Auguste de Pinelli's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.