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

Pair of Standing Dishes
Pietro Paola Spagna (Italian, 1793-1861) Rome, Italy

Salt Spoons (2)
Martin-Guillaume Biennais French, 1764-1843 Pietro Paola Spagna Italian, 1793-1861

Set of Tablespoons (14)
Martin-Guillaume Biennais French, 1764-1843 Pierre-Benoît Lorillon French, 1757-1816 Paris, France Pietro Paola Spagna Italian, 1793-1861

Set of Dinner Forks (14)
Martin-Guillaume Biennais French, 1764-1843 Pierre-Benoît Lorillon French, 1757-1816 Paris, France Pietro Paola Spagna Italian, 1793-1861

Set of Salt Spoons (10), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Martin-Guillaume Biennais (French, 1764–1843) Pierre-Benoît Lorillon (French, 1757–1816) Pietro Paola Spagna (Italian, 1793-1861) Paris

Saint Catherine of Siena
Lo Spagna (Giovanni di Pietro; Italian, active 1504–28)

Hercules and Antaeus
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640) After Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)

The Dance
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

Lady at Her Toilette
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)

Hercules and Lichas
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640) After Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608)

Bust of a Nobleman in Armor
Attributed to Pietro Tacca (Italian, 1577–1640)

Untitled (Sin Título)
Paola Moreno (Chilean, born 1963) Santiago, Chile

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino of Siena, and Angels
Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1405–1481)

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

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon
Pietro da Cortona Italian, 1596-1669

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back
Pietro Faccini Italian, c. 1562-1602

Female Bust (possibly Aïda)
Pietro Calvi (Italian, 1833–1884)

La Petite Toilette (The Little Toilette, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle)
Pietro Antonio Martini (Italian, 1738-1797) after Jean Michel Moreau (French, 1741-1814) published by Laurent-François Prault (French 1712-1780)

Bust of a Man
Pietro Calvi (Italian, 1833–1884)

Portrait of a Gentleman
Pietro de Marescalchi (Italian, 1522-1589)