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.

Two Sketches: Nude Child, Woman Reaching Toward Man with Lamb
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Ulysses and Nausicaa
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Rape of Deianira
After Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1725-1815) after Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727-1785)

Birth of Adonis
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Bacchus
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Venus with Putti
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Ceiling Decoration with Venus and Adonis
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Two Sketches: Standing Woman, Woman Dancing with Child
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Half-Length Sketch of Child in Profile to Left, with Sketches of Right Arm and Left Hand
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Two Medallions with Standing Figures of Omphale and Bacchus, Separated by Design of Acanthus Leaves
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Queen of Edward IV parting with the Duke of York by Order of Richard III
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Three Figures
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Boy with Staff
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Venus and Cupid
Possibly Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Homer's Odyssey
Possibly after Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Thalia, Clio, and Melpomene
Giovanni Battista Cipriani or circle of Italian, 1727-1785

Bacchus and Maiden
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Adam and Eve in Paradise
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Two Putti Fighting
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785

Putto with Torch
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian, 1727-1785