The Soul of Brittany and the Grandeur of History: The Life of Louis-Marie Baader In the tapestry of nineteenth-century French art, few threads are as intricately woven as those of Louis-Marie Baader. Born in 1828 in Lannion, Baader was a man of dual heritage, the son of a German musician and a Norman mother. This unique lineage gifted him a perspective that bridged the meticulous, disciplined precision often associated with Germanic t…
Scroll through Louis Marie Baader'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 Louis Marie Baader'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.