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.

Full Length Portrait of a Man Standing near Balustrade
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

The Tent, from an Indo-Chinese or Indian Series
Woven at the workshop of John Vanderbank (died 1717), Michael Mazarind, or Leonard Chabaneix (died 1708/09) England, London

Cybele on Chariot Drawn by Lions
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Cybele on Chariot Drawn by Lions
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Cybele on Chariot Drawn by Lions
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Cybele on Chariot Drawn by Lions
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Children Playing near Statue in Garden
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Riders in Park
John Vanderbank English, active 1689-1727

Sketches of Nymph, Satyr and Putto
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

Seated Male Figure with Raised Arm
John Vanderbank English, 1686-1739

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

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

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

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)