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
David Hockney English, 1937-2026

A Corner of Moret-sur-Loing
Alfred Sisley French, 1839-1899

Blue and Green
Victor de Vasarely Hungarian, 1908-1997

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

View of the Piazza di Spagna, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778

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
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Pair of Standing Dishes
Pietro Paola Spagna (Italian, 1793-1861) Rome, Italy

A Bad Night, plate 36 from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

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
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Bottle
Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–1971) Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–2007) Los Angeles

Teardrop Bottle
Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–1971) Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–2007) Los Angeles

Bravo!, plate 38 from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828