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

Bureau Table
Attributed to John Townsend (American, 1732–1809) Newport, Rhode Island

Table
John Townsend (American, 1732–1809) Newport, Rhode Island

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

The Cedar Box Mill, Key West
Franklin Townsend Morgan American, 1883-1965

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Stoke-by-Nayland
John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

Seen in a Mirror
John Copley English, 1875-1950

Renganeschi's Saturday Night
John Sloan (American, 1871–1951)

Near the Lagoon
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

The Bridge, New York
John Marin American, 1870-1953