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

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

The Adventures of Ulysses
Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465)

Virgin and Child
Attributed to Giovanni di Fondulis (Italian, active 1468–91)

The Dream of Saint Jerome
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

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

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95

Two Putti
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

Festival in Piazza Navona
Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691–1765)

The Continence of Scipio
Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17–1465) Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, 1403–1489)

The Serf
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

The Battle of Pharsalus and the Death of Pompey
Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465) Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, 1403-1489)

The Assassination and Funeral of Julius Caesar
Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465) Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, 1403-1489)

Studies of Male Figures
Giovanni Paolo Panini Italian, 1691-1765