Silvestro’s work is defined by its medieval sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci Italian (Florence), 1339-1399
Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)
Foliage Ornament from Ancient Roman Church
Agostino dei Musi Italian, c. 1490-after 1536
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682)
Aura II
Kris Dey (American, born 1949) Diamond Springs, California, United States
Portrait of Barbarossa
Emperor Freeing the Slave Androcles
Close Helmet
Domenico dei Barini, called Negroli Italian, Milan, 1492—c. 1516
Psyche's Father Consulting the Oracle
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536) after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592) in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) printed by Antonio Salamanca (Italian, 1478-1562)
Psyche Served in Her Bath by Nymphs She Cannot See
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536) after Michiel Coxcie I (Flemish, 1499-1592) in turn, inspired by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Man Carrying the Base of a Column
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
The Cumaean Sibyl
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520) printed by Antonio Salamanca (Italian, 1478-1562)
The Altar of Love
Agostino dei Musi (Italian, c. 1490-after 1536) printed by Antonio Salamanca (Italian, 1478-1562)
Venus Wounded by Cupid’s Dart
Agostino Veneziano (Italian, active 1514–1536) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Man Under a Laurel Tree
Pendant with Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Spanish or Spanish Colonial
Via dei Cavalieri
Telemaco Signorini Italian, 1835-1901
Agnus Dei
French; Limoges
San Michele dei Frisoni, Rome (Tenth Century)
Maurits Cornelis Escher Dutch, 1898-1972