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
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
The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954
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
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
Capriccio: The Lagoon
Seven Cupids with Two Rams in a Landscape
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian, c. 1460-c. 1520
Two Peasants
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
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist Before Herod
Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini Italian, 1675-1741