Johann’s work is defined by its 17th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Diana and Endymion
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Jove Casts His Thunderbolts at the Rebellious Giants
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading Argus
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Neues Bild-und Musterbuch (New Picture and Sample Book)
Johann Michael Kirschbaum (German, active c. 1771) Germany

Brilliant Gloom
Michael Raedecker Dutch, born 1963

For Sunday's Dinner
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor
Johann Michael Püchler German, active 1679-1709

Just Dessert
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

One at the Time
Michaël Borremans Belgian, born 1963

Rocking Chair
Made by Jacob And Josef Kohn Austria, Vienna

Ballet of the Left-Handed Piano
Michael Hurson American, 1941–2007

The Annunciation
Johann Koerbecke (German, about 1420–1490)

King Vulture
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (born Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)

Joseph I (August), Holy Roman Emperor
Johann Michael Püchler German, active 1679-1709

Saint Michael and the Devil
Spanish

Statue of Mercury
Michael Henry Spang Danish, active 1750-1767

View of The Castello Bracciano, near Rome with Coach and Figures
Johann Wilhelm Baur German 1607-1642

Perv's House, Chicago
Michael Abramson American, 1948–2011