Giovanni Collection

CANALETTO: THAMES
The River Thames with St. Pauls Cathedral on Lord Mayors Day. Oil on canvas by Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, c1750

BERNINI, Giovanni Lorenzo (1598-1680). Pluto and Proserpina. 1621-1622. Baroque art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum

Giovanni Bottesini
Italian bass-player

BERNINI, Giovanni Lorenzo (1598-1680). David. 1623-1624. Baroque art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum

Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans

Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
Statue of St Peter in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy. This cathedral is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, ie the Pope

ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Hermes Trismegistus delivers a book to two personages who represent the Orient and the Western. Work attributed to Giovanni di Maestro Stefano (1488). Renaissance art

ROME: ST. PETERs BASILICA. Interior of Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c1760

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Christ and the Virgin pray to God on behalf of a prominent Florentine family

The Punishment of Luxury, 1891 (1935). Artist: Giovanni Segantini
The Punishment of Luxury, 1891 (1935). After the painting by Giovanni Segantini. From Modern Masterpieces Part 23. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

The Arnolfini Portrait by Van Eyck
The Arnolfini Portrait. 1434. By Jan van Eyck (1394-1441). Oil on oak panel. National Gallery. London. Great Britain

Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by Ca
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Scene from Mozarts opera Don Giovanni 1787 (c1914). Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia t
Canaletto (1697-1768). Italian painter. Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia to the Rialto Bridge, c. 1756. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901). Italian composer. Pastel, 1886, by Giovanni Boldini

Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet Mars
The two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli

Saint Cecilia. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco c. 1610-1662

Limon barbadorus. Engraving / Etching, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 259. Date: 1646

Hercules honoured by the Hesperides.. Engraving by Johann Friedrich Greuter, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Frontispiece. Date: 1646

TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Eurybates and Talthybius Leading Briseis to Agamemnon. 1757. ITALY. Vicenza. Villa Valmarana. Baroque art. Fresco

Costume Design for Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3060378 Costume Design for Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1914 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Brailovsky, Leonid Mihhaylovich (1867-1937); The Museum of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

ROME: PANTHEON. Interior of the Pantheon in Rome. Etching and engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c1756

DI PAOLO: ADAM & EVE. The Expulsion from Paradise. Tempera on wood by Giovanni Di Paolo

The ballerina Emilie Bigottini 1784-1858 dancing in the opera Nina, o sia la pazza per amore (Nina or the girl driven mad by love) by Giovanni Paisiello at the Opera Theatre, Paris, 1816

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Italy, Sicily, Palermo, Piazza Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Massimo, Palermo Opera House

The Nativity, ca. 1406-10. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
The Nativity, ca. 1406-10

Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape, c1480-1485. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape, c1480-1485. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Pieta, oil on panel. Giovanni Bellini (1426-1516) Italian Renaissance painter. Mourning over the body of Christ before its entombment. Death Grief

Giovanni Luder fioro, asceso in aria per mezzo di un globo aereostatico diretto dal Sig. Dre. Gaet, Cioni Dalla Piazza del Carmine di Firenze il di 16 iuglio 1795 a ore 7 1/2 pomerid e disceso alle 9

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA Dictating Her Dialogues to Raymond of Capua. Painting by Giovanni di Paolo, 15th century

Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Silky anteater and black tamandua
Silky anteater or pygmy anteater (Azaras cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale, 1801

The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peter
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI Italian composer, violinist and organist. Date: 1710 - 1736

Codex Capodilista, 1442. Falconer
CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotus Capodilista de Transelgardi, nobleman of the lineage Capodilista, dressed in a falconers costume

GIOVANNI BATTISTA RUBINI (1795-1854). Italian operatic tenor. Rubini in the role of Arturo in I Puritani, by Vincenzo Bellini. French lithograph, mid-19th century

VENICE: MONUMENT, 1735. Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, Italy, and the Monument to Bartolommeo Colleoni. Canal Rio dei Mendicanti is in the foreground

Carnival Scene or the Minuet by TIEPOLO, Giovanni Domenico (1727-1804). Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Pope Pius VI
POPE PIUS VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi)

Pope Pius VI (Dupin)
POPE PIUS VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi) captured and deported to Valence by the French

Portrait bust of Casanova, adventurer and author
Portrait bust of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and author

Circle of NiccolA Fiorentino, Possibly Diamante de Medici, Wife of Giovanni
Circle of Niccol Fiorentino, Possibly Diamante de Medici, Wife of Giovanni Capponi [obverse], second half 15th century, bronze

Wife kissing a young man behind her husbands back. German fashions of the late 15th century. From a color illustration by a German master in Berlin Print Room, Kupferstichkabinet

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

Mandinka (Mandingo) man and woman of West Africa. From Mungo Parks Travels in the Interior of Africa. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti I
Figure of the Egyptian goddess Hathor with King Seti I from his tomb in Thebes, discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. She holds his hand and offers her menat necklace as protection

Baptistery of St John, Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Pisa Baptistery of St John, Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

Pisa Baptistery of St John, Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Pisa Baptistery of St John, Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

Trinity and Four Saints (Trinita e quattro Santi), by Andrea D'Agnolo, known as Andrea del Sarto, 1511
850864 Trinity and Four Saints (Trinita e quattro Santi), by Andrea D'Agnolo, known as Andrea del Sarto, 1511, 16th Century, fresco533999 by Sarto

Self portrait of Giovanni Antonio Licinio, or Il Pordenone
5854984 Self portrait of Giovanni Antonio Licinio, or Il Pordenone; (add.info.: Self portrait of Giovanni Antonio Licinio, or Il Pordenone (1484-1540), Italian history and portrait painter

Istanbul/Constantinople: Caravels and galleys flying Turkish (crescent) and Hapsburg (double-headed eagle) flags
532847 Istanbul/Constantinople: Caravels and galleys flying Turkish (crescent) and Hapsburg (double-headed eagle) flags. By Giovanni Andrea Vavassori or Valvassori

Self portrait of Giovanni Lanfranco
5854983 Self portrait of Giovanni Lanfranco; (add.info.: Self portrait of Giovanni Lanfranco (1581-1647), Italian history painter

The church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Celian Hill, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963177 The church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Celian Hill, Rome, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

The Baptistry of St. John, Pisa, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963174 The Baptistry of St. John, Pisa, Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

Pope John XXIII's coat of arms (engraving)
5314105 Pope John XXIII's coat of arms (engraving); SeM Studio/UIG

Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775)
3499701 Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775); (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775). Italian composer and choirmaster of the Baroque

Relief showing three angels, about 1500, by Giovanni Antonio Amedeo, 1447-1522, marble, Victoria and Albert museum
930370 Relief showing three angels, about 1500, by Giovanni Antonio Amedeo, 1447-1522, marble, Victoria and Albert museum, London, England; Victoria & Albert Museum, London

St John the Evangelist shown with his symbol, the eagle. Artist, Giovanni de Paolo. 14th century (Italian object)
534691 St John the Evangelist shown with his symbol, the eagle. Artist, Giovanni de Paolo. 14th century (Italian object); Universal History Archive/UIG

Giovanni Mario (Italian Tenor, 1810-1883), as Il Duca di Mantova in Verdis Rigoletto
3913929 Giovanni Mario (Italian Tenor, 1810-1883), as Il Duca di Mantova in Verdis Rigoletto; (add.info.: Giovanni Mario (Italian Tenor, 1810-1883), as Il Duca di Mantova in Verdis Rigoletto

Giovanni Mario in role as Nemorino in Donizetti opera L'Elisir d'Amor - Italian tenor
3911922 Giovanni Mario in role as Nemorino in Donizetti opera L'Elisir d'Amor - Italian tenor; (add.info.: Giovanni Mario in role as Nemorino in Donizetti opera L'Elisir d'Amor)

Portrait inset of PIUS IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti - 1792-1878), the pope from 1846
535250 Portrait inset of PIUS IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti - 1792-1878), the pope from 1846, and the one who opened the First Vatican Council 1869

Art Deco girl with pink flowers
Giovanni Meschini (1888-1977) - Italian artist born in Rome. After World War One he set up the Ars Nova Studio that produced many designs of pochoir or stencil printed postcards. Date: 1931

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Initiation ceremony of disciples of Zoroastrianism
Initiation ceremonies of gabr or disciples of Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia. A priest pours water in a babys mouth, washes a child and holds another over a pyre. Iniziazione de Guebri

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Ludovico Sforza and wife Beatrice d Este, 15th century
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1452-1508, and wife Beatrice d Este, Duchess of Bari, 1475-1497. With their children Massimiliano and Francois

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture. Column from the Parthenon 1, and the Propylaea 2, 3. Esempi di proporzione dorica

The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece
The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, church on the Aegean island of Patmos, Greece. Interno della chiesa dell Apocalisse nell Isola di Patmos

Kyrgyz women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Women of the Mordvin Moksha people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire

Women of the Mordvin Erzya people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Chukchi woman with tattoos on her cheek, chin and arm, and ear piercings. (Chukotka region, Russia). From Joseph Billings

Tatars or Tartars in traditional costume. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Muslim Albanian ruler of western Rumelia, the Lion of Yannina (1740-1822). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Man and woman of the Morea Eyalet, the Peloponnese, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governor
Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and governor of the Morea Eyalet (the Peloponnese). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Perseus with the head of Medusa. from "Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues
Perseus with the head of Medusa. from " Oeuvre de Canova: Recueil de Statues...", 1817

Baptistery of St John, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

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"Giovanni: A Journey Through Art and Music" Step into the world of Giovanni, where art and music intertwine to create a captivating narrative. From Canaletto's breathtaking "Thames" to Bernini's powerful sculpture of Pluto, each masterpiece tells a unique story. In Van Eyck's "The Arnolfini Portrait, " Giovanni is depicted as a symbol of love and devotion. Meanwhile, Saint Francis of Assisi embodies his spiritual side, inspiring generations with his humility and compassion. But Giovanni's influence extends beyond the realm of visual arts. In the realm of music, we encounter the virtuoso double bassist Giovanni Bottesini, whose melodic compositions continue to mesmerize audiences today. Bernini reappears with his iconic sculpture "David, " capturing not only the biblical hero but also showcasing Giovanni's strength and determination. The statue of St Peter in Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano stands tall as a testament to faith and resilience. Giovanni Paolo Panini invites us to an enchanting musical party through his brushstrokes. We can almost hear the melodies filling the air as musicians gather for an unforgettable celebration. Moving forward in time, we witness Giovanni Segantini's thought-provoking piece "The Punishment of Luxury. " This artwork challenges society’s obsession with materialism while urging us to reflect on our values. Fra Angelico takes us back centuries ago with his serene depiction of "The Annunciation. " The altarpiece transports us into a sacred space where divine messages are delivered by heavenly messengers like Hermes Trismegistus within Siena Cathedral. As we conclude this journey through art and music inspired by various Giovannis throughout history, let their creativity ignite our own passions. Let their stories remind us that beauty exists everywhere – from grand cathedrals to intimate portraits – waiting for us to discover it anew.