The Visionary of Catalan Modernisme Santiago Rusiñol i Prats was far more than a mere painter; he was a polymathic force of nature whose creative spirit breathed life into the Catalan Modernisme movement. Born in Barcelona in 1861 to a prosperous textile industrialist family, Rusiñol possessed a rare duality of means and passion. While his lineage was rooted in the industrious mills of Manlleu, his soul belonged to the ephemeral beaut…
Scroll through Santiago Rusiñol Prats'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 Santiago Rusiñol Prats'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.