Spagna,’s work is defined by its sixteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Saint Catherine of Siena
Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro; Italian, active 1504–28)
American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman)
David Hockney English, 1937-2026
On the Loing
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan American, born Canada, 1876-1938
Telephone Pole, Los Angeles, California
A Corner of Moret-sur-Loing
Alfred Sisley French, 1839-1899
Blue and Green
Victor de Vasarely Hungarian, 1908-1997
View of the Piazza di Spagna, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778
Los Caprichos: Se Repulen
James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949) after Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
Los Angeles
Robert Frank American, born Switzerland, 1924–2019
Here Comes the Bogeyman, plate three from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828
Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores
Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542) and unidentified artists Possibly produced at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst (c. 1450–1533; top left corner); produced at an unknown workshop (remaining sections) Brussels (top left corner and center of lower section); Belgium or France, 1905/08 (remaining sections)
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, plate 43 from Los Caprichos
Pair of Standing Dishes
Pietro Paola Spagna (Italian, 1793-1861) Rome, Italy
A Bad Night, plate 36 from Los Caprichos
Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores
Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542) and unidentified artists Possibly woven at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst (Flemish, c. 1450-1533; left side) Brussels, 1525/32 (left side); Belgium or France, 1905/08 (right side)
Los Caprichos
Bottle
Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–1971) Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–2007) Los Angeles
Bravo!, plate 38 from Los Caprichos
Teardrop Bottle