Circle’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.

Flayed Man
Circle of Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli Italian, 1559-1613

Fall of the Damned (recto); Sketches of Seated Saint John the Baptist (verso)
Circle of Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli Italian, 1559-1613

Christ Teaching
Circle of Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli Italian, 1559-1613

Fall of the Damned (recto) Male Torso (verso)
Circle of Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli Italian, 1559-1613

The Nativity
Circle of Donatello (Italian, c. 1386–1466)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Circle of Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572)

Head of a Bearded Man, Looking Up to Right: Study for Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Pagan Priests
Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli (Italian, 1559-161 or follower of Federico Barocci (Italian, c. 1535-1612)

Scene with Soldiers
Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli Italian, 1559-1613

The Annunciation
After a design by an artist in the circle of Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431–1506)

Prometheus Taking Fire From Olympus
Possibly Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli (Italian, 1559-1613) or possibly Marco Antonio Franceschini (Italian, 1648-1729) or possibly Circle of Lorenzo de' Ferrari (Italian, 1680-1744) or possibly Circle of Paolo de Matteis (Italian, 1662-c. 1728)

Male Nude Tied to Tree
Circle of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640) retouched by Peter Paul Rubens

Angel Playing a Flute
Circle of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Italian, 1568-1640

Inferno According to Dante
Circle of Baccio Baldini (Italian, c. 1436–1487) after Francesco Traini (Italian, active 1321–1345)

Nude Warriors
Circle of Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/42-1609

Virgin and Child
Circle of Adriaen Isenbrant (Netherlandish, c. 1485–1551)

Untitled
Lee Bontecou American, 1931-2022

Venus and Mars with Putti (recto); Bearded Man Moving to Right (verso)
Circle of Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino Italian, 1503-1540

Massacre of the Innocents
Circle of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian Italian, c. 1488-1576

Angel Holding a Flute
Circle of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Italian, 1568-1640