Giuseppe’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

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

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

The Wedding at Cana
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Study
Attributed to Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, 1654-1727) or possibly Giacinto Calandrucci (Italian, 1646-1707) or possibly Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596-1669)

The Meeting of Gautier, Count of Antwerp, and his Daughter, Violante
Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799)

Ascension of Christ
Giulio Cesare Angeli Italian, 1570-1630

Bust of Diana
Giuseppe Mazza (Italian, 1653–1741)

Cupid and Psyche
Giuseppe Cammarano Italian, 1766-1850

Rape of Lucretia
Giuseppe Cades Italian, 1750-1799

Woman Looking For Fleas
Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Saint George and the Dragon
Guiseppe Scolari Italian, flourished 1550-1625

Saint Augustine and Two Angels Adoring the Crucifix
Giuseppe Passeri Italian, 1654-1714

The Holy Family
Giuseppe Mazza (Italian, 1653–1741)

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

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

Portrait of the Architect Giuseppe Valadier
Pietro Labruzzi (Italian, 1739–1805)

Study
Attributed to Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, 1654-1727) possibly Pietro Dandini (Italian, 1646-1712)

Birth of the Virgin
Giuseppe Cades Italian, 1750-1799

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

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