Giovanni’s work is defined by its 16th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of a Lady
Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Fasolo (Italian, 1530–1572)

Interior: A Sultana taking Coffee in the Harem
Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699–1760)

Christ before Pilate
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-1520

Il Ridotto
Giovanni Antonio Guardi Italian, 1699-1760

The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520) after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1430/31-1506)

Four Children Playing, plate seven of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-1523

Seven Cupids with Two Rams in a Landscape
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520

Two Peasants
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520

Architectural Details: Base, Capital, and Mask
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520

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)

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Before Herod
Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Italian, 1675-1741

Resting
Antonio Mancini (Italian, 1852–1930)

Acrobats Performing Before a Ruler (recto); Outdoor Scene with Group of Figures (verso)
Attributed to Giovanni Antonio de'Sacchis, called Il Pordenone Italian, c. 1483-1539

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

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Conversion of St. Paul (recto); Man Seen from Back (verso)
After Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone Italian, c. 1483-1539

Sheet of Sketches: Beheading of a Saint (recto); Several Slight Figure Sketches (verso)
Giovanni Bilivert Italian, 1585-1644

Venus
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520

Sketch of Joseph Holding the Christ Child
Giovanni Antonio Guardi Italian, 1699-1760