John’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.
Carolus Gustavus
John Faber, I Dutch, 1660-1721
Portrait of Fridrich Rorbach
Conrad Faber von Creuznach (German, c. 1500–by 1553)
Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)
Elements of Composite Armor
German or Austrian
Slip of the Tongue
Nairy Baghramian German, born Iran, 1971
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Anal Sex
Moche North coast, Peru
Cruet Set
John Delmester English, active 1755-c. 1763 London, England
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Bando Ichi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1715
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930
The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I
Corpse and Mirror II
The Actor Hanaoka Miyako
Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953
What Do I Want, John Henry?
Alexander Gardner American, born Scotland, 1821–1882
The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I
A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight
Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese, active c. 1704–18 (?)