Giacomo’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

An Eagle Presenting a Measuring Tool to Emperor Constantine at the Founding of Constantinople, from the Pompa della solenne entrata nella città di Milano della serenissima Maria Anna austriaca
Giacomo Cotta (Italian, 1627-1689) after Gian Cristoforo Storer (German, active Italy, 1620-1671)

Reclining Woman + Lines of Space
Giacomo Balla Italian, 1871–1958

Head of Saint Stephen: Study for the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
Jacopo Cavedone Italian, 1577-1660

Giacomo Feeding a Dog
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian, 1682-1754

Crossed Hands (recto); Right Foot, Partially Covered by Drapery (verso)
Jacopo Cavedone Italian, 1577-1660

Pomona
Attributed to Giovanni Giacomo Sementi Italian, 1583–c. 1640

Holy Family with Saint Francis of Assisi and the Infant John the Baptist
After Jacopo Cavedone Italian, 1577-1660

A Man Leading a Woman into a Gallery of Antiquities and Decorative Arts
Giacomo Cestaro Italian, active in Naples, 1718-1778

Head of the Virgin Looking Upwards
Jacopo Cavedone Italian, 1577-1660

Bust of Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli
Auguste Jean Baptiste Clésinger (French, 1814–1883)

Artist and Model
Giacomo Manzù Italian, 1908-1991

Chimney Piece from the Benjamin Lindauer House, Chicago, Illinois
Adler & Sullivan American, 1883-1896

Balusters from the Robert W. Roloson Houses, Chicago, Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867–1959

Saint Nicholas Hotel: Spandrel Panel
Adler & Sullivan, Architects, American, 1883-1895 Designer: Louis H. Sullivan, American, 1856-1924

Proposed Monument for the National Terra Cotta Society, Plan
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856–1924

Decorative Panel from the Eli B. Felsenthal Store, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

The Dane
H. Cotta (German or French, 19th century) after Johann Georg Pforr (German, 1745-1798)

Vase
Designed by Fritz Albert (American, born Alsace-Lorraine, 1865–1940) Gates Potteries, a division of the American Terra Cotta Tiles Works (American, 1887–c. 1930) Terra Cotta, Illinois

Proposed Monument for the National Terra Cotta Society, Elevation
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856–1924