Florentine’s work is defined by its sixteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Corpus and Superscription Plaque
Florentine
Portrait of Henry Field
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (French, 1833–1923)
Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Sketches of Architectural Details (verso)
Unknown Artist Italian, 16th/17th century
The Florentine Duomo
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875
Monsieur Thiers
Léon Bonnat (French, 1833-1922) printed by Alfred Cadart (French, 1828-1875)
Seated Monk in Profile to Right
Possibly Bartolomeo Cesi (Italian, 1556-1629) or possibly Matteo Rosselli (Italian, 1578-1650)
Adoration of the Magi
Unknown Artist, possibly Florentine
Saint Bound to a Tree (Saint Afra?)
Saint Chiara d'Assisi
Madonna and Child
Concert Scene
Florentine or North Italian Late 16th Century
Two Sketches of Heads (recto); Two Sketches of Draped Woman (verso)
Unknown Florentine or Lombard Italian, 1590-1600
Kneeling Ecclesiastic Saint
Corrado Giaquinto (Italian, 1693/99-1765) or Circle of Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Immaculate Conception
Unknown artist (Italian, 17th century) or possibly Alessandro Gherardini (Italian, 1655-1723)
Virgin and Child (recto); Putti (verso)
Florentine or Vicentine Early 16th century
Drapery Sketch
Unknown artist Italian, 17th century
Recto: A River God; verso: a sonnet by Santi Rinaldi
Unknown artist Italian, late 17th century
Head in Three-Quarter Profile (recto); Standing Young Man Pointing Left and Sketches of Feet, Arm (verso)
Unknown artist Florentine, late 16th century
Head of a Monastic
Unknown Florentine Italian, late 16th Century
Florentine Decoration No.2
Lois Lenski American, 1893-1974