Corneille’s work is defined by its 16th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Louise de Halluin, dame de Cipierre
Corneille de Lyon (French, c. 1505-1575)

Portrait of a Man
Corneille de Lyon (French, c. 1505-1575)

Lisa Lyon
Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989

Bridge in Rouen: Pont Corneille
Camille Pissarro French, 1830-1903

Lisa Lyon
Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989

Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid
Georges Vantongerloo Belgian, 1886–1965

St. Charles Streetcar, New Orleans, Louisiana
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

"Good By from Friends"
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Naomi Counseling Ruth Near the Farm of Boaz
Attributed to Michel Corneille, the Younger (French, 1642–1708) after Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560-1609)

Route 12, Wisconsin, from the series "The Bikeriders"
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Excavation
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Sideboard
Daniel Pabst (American, 1826–1910) Philadelphia

Birth of Venus
Michel Corneille, the Younger French, 1642–1708

Cotton Pickers, Ferguson Unit, Texas, from the series "Conversations with the Dead" and No. 12 from the portfolio "Danny Lyon" (1979)
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Corky and Funny Sonny, Chicago, from the series "The Bikeriders"
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Lisa Lyon
Robert Mapplethorpe American, 1946–1989

The Crucifixion
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)

Five Boys and a Crab, Lower East Side, New York City
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

82 Beekman Street, Cast Iron Front, from the series "Destruction of Lower Manhattan"
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Demonstrators Try to Enter an "All-White" Swimming Pool, Cairo, IL
Danny Lyon American, born 1942