Beaufort’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.

Stonyhurst Hours (Use of Sarum)
Beaufort Saints Group Flemish, late 14th-early 15th centuries

Mastoid (Drinking Cup)
Attributed to the Leafless Group Greek; Athens

Untitled
Tanaka Atsuko Japanese, 1932-2005

Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Attributed to the Kantharos Group Greek; Apulia, Italy

Untitled
Shozo Shimamoto Japanese, 1928–2013

Work
Saburo Murakami Japanese, 1925–1996

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group (Netherlandish, active c. 1520)

King David Receiving the Cistern Water of Bethlehem
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group (Netherlandish, active c. 1520)

Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds Incarnated from Earthly Wide Star (Chikatsusei Maunkinshi)
Kazuo Shiraga Japanese, 1924-2008

Reliquary Casket of Saints Adrian and Natalia
León, Spain

For Your Names You Took Hope and Humble
Carrie Mae Weems American, born 1953

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

The Puritan
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

Group of Trees
Paul Dougherty American, 1877-1947

Saint Francis
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Amor Caritas
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

Saint Jerome
Antoine Masson French, 1636-1700

Column-Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Attributed to a Member of the Earlier Mannerist Group Greek; Athens

Bust from the Adams Memorial
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)