Giovanni’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

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

Il Ridotto
Giovanni Antonio Guardi Italian, 1699-1760

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

Madonna and Child
Possibly Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699-1760) or Francesco Maffei (Italian, c. 1605-1660) or Andrea Meldolla Schiavone (Italian, c. 1510-1563)

Head of Christ, in Three-Quarter Profile, to Right
Possibly Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699-1760) or Eustache Le Sueur (French, 1617-1655)

Saint Peter
Possibly Pietro Novelli (Italian, 1603-1647) or after Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699-1760)

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

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

The Grand Canal, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

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

Ruined Archway
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

Capriccio: The Lagoon
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

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

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)

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

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