Sabatino’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Bust of Seleucus Nicator of Syria
Italian Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy

Bust of Heraclitus
Italian Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy

Baie des Anges, France
Bill Brandt English, 1904–1983

Ange Laurent de Lalive de Jully
After Jean Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805)

Ascension of Christ
Giulio Cesare Angeli Italian, 1570-1630

Abduction of the Sabines
Attributed to Giuseppe Angeli (Italian, c. 1709-1798)

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

Bust of Sulla
Italian Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy

Bust of Scipio Africanus
Italian Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy

Minerva Teaching a Young Artist, illustration for the Catalogue historique du Cabinet by Mariette
Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully French, 1725-1779

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

Sideboard
Daniel Pabst (American, 1826–1910) Philadelphia

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

Two Lovers Giving Thanks to the Statue of Health
Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully (French, 1725-1779) after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

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

Frontispiece, from Élements
Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully French, 1725-1779

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

At the Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)

Landscape along a River
Attributed to Michel-Ange Houasse French, 1680-1730

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)