Filippo Parodi
The Sculptor of Genoa’s Golden Age Filippo Parodi stands as a monumental figure in the history of Genoese Baroque sculpture, a master who earned the enduring title of Gemma’s first and greatest native sculptor. Born in 1630 into a lineage deeply rooted in artistic craftsmanship, Parodi was destined for the chisel. His father, Giovanni Battista, was a respected woodcarver, and it was within the intimate, sawdust-filled atmosphere of the family workshop that Filippo first learned to breathe life into raw material. This early immersion in the delicate intricacies of wood carving gifted him with…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Filippo Parodi'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.
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.
