Giovanni’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.
The Massacre of the Innocents
Giovanni Battista de’ Cavalieri (Italian, c. 1525–1601) probably after Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510–1563) or Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1493–1560)
View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)
Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770)
Rinaldo and the Magus of Ascalon
Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo
Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden
The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778
Gian Lodovico Madruzzo
Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, 1520/24–1578)
Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth
Bust of Giovanni Battista de Luca
Bernardo Fioriti (Bernardino or Focoso; Italian, active 1643–1674)
Pastoral Scene
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)
Flora
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Il Baciccio Italian, 1639-1709
A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Capricci
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian, 1696–1770
Death Giving Audience, from Capricci
Adoration of the Magi
Seated Youth Leaning Against an Urn, from Capricci
Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus
Attributed to Giovanni Caccini (Italian, 1556-1612)
Standing Franciscan Saint Holding Crucifix
The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons