Maria’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.

Young Woman with a Box
Possibly Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway (English, 1759-1838) or possibly George Hayter (English, 1792-1871)

Woman, Child and Dog Looking Far Away
Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway English, 1759-1838

Dorothea and Francesca
Cecilia Beaux (American, 1855–1942)

Sienna
Cecilia Edefalk Swedish, born 1954

The Wedding at Cana
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Friendship Quilt
Made for Ella Maria Deacon (American, 1811–94) Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Portrait of a Man
Antonio Maria Esquivel (Spanish, 1806–1857)

Flight from Pompeii
Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Italian, 1809–1873)

Book of Hours for the Use of Limoges
Master of Catherine Gentille French, active in Limoges, c. 1480-1510

Untitled
Catherine Opie American, born 1961

Saint Cecilia
Antonio da Trento (Italian, 1510-1550) after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)

Red Sea
Louisa Chase (American, born Panama, 1951) printed by Chip Elwell published by Diane Villani

Stairs
Catherine Murphy American, born 1946

Still Life, Self-Portrait, Landscape
Catherine F. Murphy American, born 1946

Still Life with Apple and Cacti
Catherine F. Murphy American, born 1946

María Izquierdo
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899–1991)

St. Cecilia
Antoine Wiertz (Belgian, 1806–1865)

Sauce Set
Mary Catherine Knight (American, 1875–1956) Made by the Handicraft Shop (American, 1901–c. 1940) Boston