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.

Subterranean Mausoleum
Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga Italian, 1751-1831

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

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95

Nativity in an Initial H
Zanino di Pietro (Giovanni di Francia) Italian, active 1389-1448

Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464
Italian (Siena) after Vecchietta (Lorenzo di Pietro di Giovanni) (Italian, 1410-1480)

Virgin and Child
Niccolò di Pietro Gerini (Italian, died 1415/16)

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)

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

The Adventures of Ulysses
Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465)

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

Presentation in the Temple
Pietro Antonio di Pietri Italian, 1663-1716

The Dance
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

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

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels
Piero di Cosimo (Italian, 1461/62–1521)

The Dream of Saint Jerome
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)