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

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

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

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

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

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

The Actor Hanaoka Miyako
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729

What Do I Want, John Henry?
Alexander Gardner American, born Scotland, 1821–1882

A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight
Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese, active c. 1704–18 (?)

The Fifth Month, a Set of Three (Gogatsu sambukutsui), from the series "Twelve Months by the Twin Brushes of Toyohiro and Toyokuni (Toyohiro Toyokuni ryoga juni ko)"
Utagawa Toyokuni I 初代 歌川 豊国 Japanese, 1769–1825