Antonio’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.

Mary as Queen of Heaven or Apotheosis of Saint
Attributed to Antonio Balestra Italian, 1666-1740

Head of a Woman
Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740) or Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486-1530) or Cesare Dandini (Italian, c. 1595-1658)

Aeneas, Venus, and Achates
Count Pietro Antonio Rotari (Italian, 1707-1762) after Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740)

Hercules and Cacus
Attributed to Sebastiano Galeotti (Italian, 1676-1746) or possibly Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740) or Giacomo del Po (Italian, 1652-1726) or Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole (Italian, 1654-1719)

Three Franciscan Saints
Pietro Rotari (Italian, 1707-1762) after Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740)

David Reclining with the Head of Goliath
Pietro Rotari (Italian, 1707-1762) after Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740)

Resting
Antonio Mancini (Italian, 1852–1930)

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741) Workshop of Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741)

Bust of Paris
Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822)

Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Correggio (Antonio Allegri; Italian, 1489–1534)

Kitchen Still Life
Attributed to Paolo Antonio Barbieri (Italian, 1603–1649)

Deposition
Antonio d'Este (Italian, 1754–1837) After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822)

Battle of the Naked Men
Antonio Pollaiuolo Italian, 1433-1498

Saint Peter Martyr Exorcizing a Woman Possessed by a Devil
Antonio Vivarini (Italian, about 1415–1476/84)

Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova
Workshop of Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822)

Portrait of a Man
Antonio Maria Esquivel (Spanish, 1806–1857)

Machado, plate two from Oda a Lorca
Antonio Frasconi (Uruguayan, born Argentina, 1919-2013) printed by Joe Zirker published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)