Battista’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.

Sketches of Figures
Battista Franco, called Il Semolei Italian, c. 1510-1561

Virgin and Child with Infant St. John the Baptist and a Female Saint
Battista Franco, called Il Semolei Italian, c. 1510-1561

After the Antique: Greek and Amazon
Battista Franco, called Il Semolei Italian, c. 1510-1561

Two Standing Draped Figures (Saint John and the Magdalene?)
Attributed to Battista Franco, called Il Semolei (Italian, c. 1510-1561) after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)

Half-length Sketch of Bearded Man (Jupiter?)
After Battista Franco, called Il Semolei Italian, c. 1510-1561

Oracle and Worshippers before the Statue of Artemis of Ephesus
Follower of Battista Franco, called Il Semolei Italian, c. 1510-1561

The Deluge
Battista Franco Italian, c. 1510-1561

A Company of Horsemen
After Battista Franco, called Il Semolei (Italian, c. 1510-1561) or School of Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

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)

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778

Gian Lodovico Madruzzo
Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, 1520/24–1578)

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)

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