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.
Ruins of Roman Forum, with Figures
Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder, called Battista Vicentino Italian, 1520-1583
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
Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
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
Saint Gilbert Visits the Sick
After Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger Italian, 1687-1767
Gian Lodovico Madruzzo
Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, 1520/24–1578)
Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth
Pastoral Scene
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)
Flora
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Il Baciccio Italian, 1639-1709
A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Capricci
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770
Death Giving Audience, from Capricci
Eve
Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553)
The Crucifixion
Susanna Surprised by the Elders, from The Story of Susanna
Heinrich Aldegrever German, 1502-c.1560
The Penitence of Saint John Chrysostom
Lucas Cranach the Elder German, 1472-1553
Adoration of the Magi