Giovanni’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.
Knives, Scissars, and Rotors to Grind
Giovanni Vendramini (Italian, 1769-1839) after Francis Wheatley (English, 1747-1801)
The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954
View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)
Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
The Battle around the Shield and Lance
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, 1500/05–1565) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566–1643)
Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842–1931)
Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)
Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)
Ecce Agnus Dei
Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664
Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon
Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden
The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778
The Adventures of Ulysses
Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465)
Angel Holding Scroll
Italian; possibly Tuscany
Gian Lodovico Madruzzo
Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, 1520/24–1578)