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      Agent relationship types and specifications

      Explore the structured specifications of professional, familial, and other agent relationships to effectively document historical, artistic, and institutional connections in your research.

      Agent relationships allow you to document the connections between individuals and organizations for your research, creating a structured framework for understanding complex networks. These relationships fall into three primary types: professional, familial, and other.

      This article provides an overview of all the relationship types and specification available on the Navigating.art platform. Each of them highlights a unique facet of historical and social interactions, which helps clarify professional hierarchies, genealogical links, and wider associative connections. By organizing these relationships, researchers can identify patterns of influence, trace artistic lineages, and map institutional affiliations, enhancing the depth and precision of historical and art historical analysis.

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      The following types are used to group the relationships specifications:

       

      Professional relationships

      Professional relationships describe formal connections between agents, such as employment, mentorship, and collaboration. These relationships clarify professional hierarchies, affiliations, and influences.

      Specifications for professional relationships

      A > B B > A Example
      administration overlaps with
      administration overlaps with
      		 The administration of the Numismatic Collection overlaps with Bode Museum
      administrator of
      administered by
      		 Georges Mathieu was the administrator of Société nationale des chemins de fer Français. Agence des gares
      advisor of advised by Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex was the advisor of Henry VIII, King of England
      appointed by appointee of Pope Urban VIII appointed Virginio Cesarini
      apprentice of
      apprentice was
      		 Nicolas Hawksmoor was the apprentice of Christopher Wren
      artist to artist was Artist to Louis XIV, King of France was Charles-Pierre Coustou
      assistant of assisted by Bernard Castelli was assistant of Pablo Picasso
      associate of associate of Frank Lloyd Wright was an associate of Giannini and Hilgart
      chairman of chaired by  
      client of client was The Chicago Herald was the client of Burnham and Root
      collaborated with
      collaborated with
      		 Pablo Picasso collaborated with Georges Braque
      colleague of colleague of Titian was a colleague of Maria Giovanni Verdizotti
      court artist to
      court artist was
      		 Court artist to Gonzaga Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua was Peter Paul Rubens; court artist to Charles IV, King of Spain was Francisco de Goya
      crowned by crowned Pope Leo III crowned Emperor Charlemagne
      director of directed by Jean Jans I directed Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
      donor of donor was Andrew W. Mellon was a donor of National Gallery of Art
      employee of
      employee was
      		 Employee of Christopher Wren was Jean Tijou
      fellow student of
      fellow student of
      		 Alexander Calder was a fellow student of John Sloan; John Sloan was a fellow student of Thomas Hart Benton
      founded by founded National Gallery of Art was founded by United States Congress
      founder of founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany was the founder of Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company
      joint venture with
      joint venture with
      		 Schwetye Luchini Architects is in a joint venture with ACME Architects
      leader of leader was Rush Harrison Kress was the leader of Samuel H. Kress Foundation
      master of master was Peter Paul Rubens - master of Jan Thomas
      member of member was A member of the Foundation of Documents of Architecture is the National Gallery of Art
      owner of owned by Walter Scott Lenox was the owner of Lenox China Co.
      partner in partner was Parners of Adler and Sullivan included Louis H. Sullivan and Dankmar Adler
      partner of partner of Frank Gehry and James Glymph are partners
      patron of patron was Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany was the patron of Donatello
      patron of patron was The patron of William Chambers was James Caulfiel, Earl of Charlemont
      performer with
      performer was
      		 Sarah Smith was a performer with the Staatsballett Berlin
      performs with performs with Harry Kipper performs with Harry Kipper (as part of 'The Kipper Kids')
      president of president was David K. E. Bruce was president of National Gallery of Art
      principal in principal was Principal in Fontana Workshop was Orazio Fontana
      professor at professor was Paul Klee was a professor at Bauhaus
      publisher was publisher of The publisher for Pierre Joseph Rossier was Negretti and Zambra
      related to (professional)
      related to (professional)
      		 Use this if specifics of the professional relationship are unclear
      representative of
      representative was
      		 The Noguch Museum - representative was Isamu Noguchi
      school of school was The school of Pierre Saalburg was the Architectural Association. School of Architecture
      student at student was Zdanek Rossman was a student at Bauhaus
      successor of
      predecessor of
      		 Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP is the successor of Richard Meier & Associates
      teacher at teacher was Willem De Kooning was a teacher at Black Mountain College
      teacher of student of Rivalz, Antoine was the teacher of Pierre Subleyras
      trustee of trustee was George Douglas Haig was a trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland
      worked with worker was William Cleare worked with Christopher Wren; Frank Lloyd Wright work with Aaron G. Green
      worked with worked with Scarsellino and Domenichino worked with the Carracci family

       

      Familial relationships

      Familial relationships capture genealogical and domestic connections between agents. This includes direct family members, marital ties, and other kinship links. Familial specifications only apply to relationships between two agents of the type Person.

      Specifications for professional relationships

      A > B B > A Example
      adoptive parent of
      adopted child of
      		 Julius Caesar is the adoptive parent of Augustus, Emperor of Rome
      child of parent of Rembrandt van Rijn is the child of Neeltgen Willemsdr van Zuydtbroeck
      consort of consort was Empress Livia was the consort of Augustus, Emperor of Rome
      cousin of cousin of Richard Meier and Frank Gehry are cousins
      descendant of ancestor of Paolo Caliari is the descendant of Paolo Veronese
      domestic partner of
      domestic partner of
      		 Lynn Smith is the domestic partner of Stephen Miller
      godparent of godchild of Jean-Baptiste Goy is godparent of Jean I Nocret
      grandchild of
      grandparent of
      		 Eric Lloyd Wright is the grandchild of Frank Lloyd Wright
      great-grandparent of
      great-grandchild of
      		 Albrecht Adam is the great-grandparent of Richard Benno Adam
      guardian of ward of John Hoskins, the elder was the guardian of Samuel Cooper
      half-sibling of half-sibling of Juan Bautista Monegro and Luis de Carbajal are half siblings
      nephew/niece of uncle/aunt of Jan Brueghel, the elder is the nephew/neice of Pieter Coecke van Aeist, the younger
      parent by marriage of
      child by marriage of
      		 Frans Hals is a parent by marriage of Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten
      possibly related to
      possibly related to
      		 A familial relationship between Ramon Destorrents, the younger and Ramon Destorrents, the elder is possible
      related to (familial)
      related to (familial)
      		 Use this if specifics of the familial relationship are unclear
      relative by marriage
      relative by marriage
      		 Juana Galarza d Goicoechea and Francisco de Goya are related by marriage
      romantic partner of
      romantic partner of
      		 Pablo Picasso and Gaby Lespinasse were romantic partners; Vincent van Gogh and Clasina Hoornik were romantic partners
      sibling by marriage of
      sibling by marriage of
      		 Peter Paul Rubens and Susanne Fourment are siblings by marriage
      sibling of sibling of Philippe Rubens is the sibling of Peter Paul Rubens
      significant other of
      significant other of
      		 Jeanne Hebuterne was the significant other of Amedeo Modigliani
      spouse of spouse of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe were married to each other
      step-child of
      step-parent of
      		 Hortense, Quene consort of Louis Bonaparte is the step-child of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
      step-sibling of step-sibling of W. L. Wyllie and Lionel Percy Smythe are step-siblings

       

      Other relationship specifications

      Other relationships include associations that do not fit into professional or familial categories. These connections may be based on influence, dedication, or general association.

      Specifications for other relationships

      A > B B > A Example
      associated with
      associated with
      		 Richard Meier is associated with Renny B.Saltzman; United Nations is associated with World Bank
      dedicatee of dedicated to Auguste Rodin is the dedicatee of The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia
      distinguished from
      distinguished from
      		 Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema is distinguished from Lawrence Alma-Tadema; The Noguchi Museum is distinguished from Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Japan
      formerly identified with
      formerly identified with
      		 Tommaso is formerly identified with Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti; GreenWorks is formerly identified with Mike Faha & Associates
      friend of friend of Alfred Stieglitz and Frank Simon Herrmann were friends
      influenced influenced by Rembrandt van Rijn influenced Salomon Koninck
      meaning / usage overlaps with
      meaning / usage overlaps with
      		 The meaning or usage of unknown Zimbabwean overlaps with unknown Rodesian
      possibly identified with
      possibly identified with
      		 Master of the Saint John Altarpiece is possibly identified with Hughe Jacobsz; Bauart is possibly identified with Gruppe BAUart
      related to (other) related to (other) Frank Lloyd Wright is related to Francis Conroy Sullivan; Herman Miller, Inc. is related to Irving Harper; National Endowment for the Humanities is related to Connecticut Humanities Council

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      Last updated: March 31, 2025