Giovanni’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.

St. Bartholomew
Giovanni Martino dei Boni Italian, 1753-after 1810

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95

The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Foliage Ornament from Ancient Roman Church
Agostino dei Musi Italian, c. 1490-after 1536

Ecce Agnus Dei
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682)

The Battle around the Shield and Lance
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, 1500/05–1565) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Open Sky
Paolo Boni Italian, born 1926

Aura II
Kris Dey (American, born 1949) Diamond Springs, California, United States

Prophet in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Gradual
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci Italian (Florence), 1339-1399

Portrait of Barbarossa
Agostino dei Musi Italian, c. 1490-after 1536

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566–1643)

Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842–1931)

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

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Emperor Freeing the Slave Androcles
Agostino dei Musi Italian, c. 1490-after 1536