John’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.

Young Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Victory after the Battle of Salamis
John Donoghue (American, 1853–1903) Gorham Manufacturing Company (American, founded 1831) Providence

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

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

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

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

Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Stoke-by-Nayland
John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

Seen in a Mirror
John Copley English, 1875-1950

Renganeschi's Saturday Night
John Sloan (American, 1871–1951)

Near the Lagoon
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

The Bridge, New York
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Alphabet
Jasper Johns American, born 1930