Giovan’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.

Twelve Cupids Playing
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, 1471/4-1513

Nereid Ridden by Two Children, plate six of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, c. 1470-1513

Four Children with a Cat and a Dog, plate nine from Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, active 1470-1513

Triton Ridden by a Child, plate one of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, active 1470-1513

Two Children Wearing Helmets, plate three of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, active 1470-1513

Three Children Blowing Horns, plate eight of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Pietro da Birago Italian, active 1470-1513

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

The Dance
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

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

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

Bust of a Nobleman in Armor
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640)

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

Portrait of the Architect Giuseppe Valadier
Pietro Labruzzi (Italian, 1739–1805)

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon
Pietro da Cortona Italian, 1596-1669

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back
Pietro Faccini Italian, c. 1562-1602

Female Bust (possibly Aïda)
Pietro Calvi (Italian, 1833–1884)

La Petite Toilette (The Little Toilette, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Bust of a Man
Pietro Calvi (Italian, 1833–1884)

Portrait of a Gentleman
Pietro de Marescalchi (Italian, 1522-1589)

Study for 'The Dream of Saint Joseph'
Pietro Testa Italian, 1611/12-1650