Pietro’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.

Allegory in Honor of Grand Duke Gian-Gastone de' Medici
Unknown (possibly French, early 18th-century)

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso)
Pietro Antonio Novelli Italian, 1729-1804

Saint Appearing to Ruler (recto); Flying Putto (verso)
Possibly Pietro Novelli (Italian, 1603-1647) or unknown artist (Italian, Neapolitan, 17th century)

Madonna and Child Adored by Saint Francis
Style of Pietro Novelli (Italian, 1603-1647) or Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571-1638)

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Interceding with Christ and Madonna for Souls in Limbo
Unknown artist Venetian, 18th century

Head of Bearded Man
Style of Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729-1804) or after Donato Creti (Italian, 1671-1749) or Carlo Maratti (talian, 1625-1713)

Head of Bearded Man
Style of Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729-1804) or after Donato Creti, Donato (Italian, 1671-1749) or Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625-1713)

Saint Peter
Possibly Pietro Novelli (Italian, 1603-1647) or after Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699-1760)

Hercules and Antaeus
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640) After Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)

The Dance
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

Lady at Her Toilette
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

Hercules and Lichas
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640) After Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)

Bust of a Nobleman in Armor
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640)

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino of Siena, and Angels
Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1405–1481)

Portrait of the Architect Giuseppe Valadier
Pietro Labruzzi (Italian, 1739–1805)

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon
Pietro da Cortona Italian, 1596-1669

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back
Pietro Faccini Italian, c. 1562-1602