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.

Festival in Piazza Navona
Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691–1765)

Studies of Male Figures
Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, 1691-1765

Roma Antica
After Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, 1691-1765

Roman Ruins and Two Figures
Attributed to Giovanni Paolo Pannini (Italian, 1691-1765) or Giovanni Ghisolfi (Italian, 1623-1683)

Sketches of Corinthian Capitals
Possibly after Giovanni Paolo Pannini Italian, 1691-1765

Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm
Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, 1691–1765

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

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

The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Saints Augustine and Peter
Paolo Veneziano (Italian, active 1333–1358)

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)

Kitchen Still Life
Attributed to Paolo Antonio Barbieri (Italian, 1603–1649)

Interior View of the Church of St. Peter's in the Vatican
Francesco Panini Italian, 1738-1800

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)

Springtime and Love
Francesco Paolo Michetti (Italian, 1851–1929)