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.

Christ in the Garden
Attributed to Giovanni Stefano Marucelli (Italian, 1586-1646) or the circle of Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli (Italian, c. 1554-1640)

The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

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)

Antiochus Yearning for Stratonice
Stefano Pozzi (Italian, 1699–1768)

The Battle around the Shield and Lance
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, 1500/05–1565) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis
Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566–1643)

Portrait of Mme. Lina Cavalieri
Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842–1931)

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

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

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

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

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

Shipyard with Two Sailors
Stefano della Bella Italian, 1610-1664

The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664

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 Circumcision
Stefano Pozzi (Italian, 1699–1768)

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