Conte’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.

Saint Mary Magdalene
Count Pietro Antonio Rotari Italian, 1707-1762

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

Sleeping Girl
Pietro Antonio Rotari Italian, 1707-1762

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)

La Petite Toilette (The Little Toilette, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Allegory in Honor of Grand Duke Gian-Gastone de' Medici
Unknown (possibly French, early 18th-century)

Lauda-Conatum: Exposition au Salon du Louvre en 1787 (The Exhibition at the Salon du Louvre in 1787)
Pietro Antoni Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Johann Heinrich Ramberg (German, 1763-1840)

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso)
Pietro Antonio Novelli Italian, 1729-1804

La Dame du Palais de la Reine (The Queen's Lady-in-Waiting, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Declaration de la Grossesse (Declaration of Pregnancy,from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

The Precautions, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Presentation in the Temple
Pietro Antonio di Pietri Italian, 1663-1716

Resting
Antonio Mancini (Italian, 1852–1930)

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

Hercules and Antaeus
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640) After Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)

The Dance
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

The Gods Discovering Venus and Mars
Attributed to Pietro Antonio di Pietri (Italian, 1663-1716) or the school of Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625-1713)

Lady at Her Toilette
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)