Maria’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.

The Celebration of High Mass
Maria Katharina Prestel (German, 1747-1794) after Jacopo Vignali (Italian, 1592-1664)

The Triumph of Truth over Envy
Maria Katharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794) after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547–1627)
![Dessins des meilleures peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pays-Bas, Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets (Das kleine Kabinett) (Drawings by the Best Painters of Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, from Various Famous Cabinets [The Small Cabinet])](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/995682ff-1a24-0747-3778-0d51358cda6a/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Dessins des meilleures peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pays-Bas, Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets (Das kleine Kabinett) (Drawings by the Best Painters of Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, from Various Famous Cabinets [The Small Cabinet])
Johann Gottlieb Prestel (German, 1739–1808) and Maria Katharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794)

Old Man Pointing Left, plate 8 from Dessins des meilleurs Peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pay-Bas Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets
Maria Catharina Prestel (German, 1747-1794 after Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (Dutch, 1589-1662)

Woman with Dog (Frau mit Hund)
Katharina Fritsch German, born 1956

Monk (Mönch)
Katharina Fritsch German, born 1956

The Wedding at Cana
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Friendship Quilt
Made for Ella Maria Deacon (American, 1811–94) Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

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

Flight from Pompeii
Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Italian, 1809–1873)

Rat King (Rattenkönig)
Katharina Fritsch German, born 1956

Ghost and Pool of Blood (Gespenst und Blutlache)
Katharina Fritsch German, born 1956

María Izquierdo
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899–1991)

Woman Looking For Fleas
Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Witch's House and Mushroom (Hexenhaus und Pilz)
Katharina Fritsch German, born 1956

Maria Lani
Georges Rouault French, 1871-1958

Composition
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva French, born Portugal, 1908–1992

Panel
Designed by Maria Monaci Gallenga (Italian, 1880–1940) Italy, Rome

Vendor of Rosaries and Sacred Images
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Italian, 1634-1718

Panel from a Lady's Evening Tunic
Designed by Maria Monaci Gallenga (Italian, 1880–1940) Italy, Rome