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Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi

On March 6, 2026 - 16th Century, Italian, march 7

Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, March 7, 1481 – January 6, 1536

Apollo and the Muses, 1514 - 1523

Oil on panel, 13.7 x 30.7 in //

Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Madonna and Child With Saints Brigid, Catherine and the Donor Ferdinando Pozzetti, 1516

Santa Maria della Pace, Rome

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1516

Fresco

Santa Maria della Pace, Rome

Callisto Transformed into the Constellation of Ursa Major, 1510 - 11

Fresco

Villa Farnesina, Rome

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, 1510 - 11

Fresco

Villa Farnesina, Rome

Cardinal Pietro Accolti, 16th century

Oil on panel, 10.2 x 7.4 in //

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Ceres

National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome

Castello Sforza Cesarini, 1532 - 36

Rocca Sinibalda, Italy

Bearded Male Head in Three-Quarter Profile Facing Left

Black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper, 4.33 x 2.99 in

National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen

Androcles and the Lion, early 1530s

Pen and brush and brown wash, squared up in black chalk, 10.6 x 8 in //

State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

An Allegory of Prudence, c 1518 - 1520

Brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white, squared for transfer on pink tinted paper, 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 in //

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Crouching Figure of Atlas, before 1536

Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk, 8-1/8 x 5-1/4 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pietro Novelli

On February 26, 2026 - 17th Century, Italian, march 2

Pietro Novelli, Italian painter, March 2, 1603 - August 27, 1647

Saint James the Great

Oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts of Marseille, France

Resurrection of Lazarus, c 1635 - c 1640

Oil on canvas, 94 x 70 in //

Prado, Madrid

Crowning of Saint Casimir, 1636

Oil on canvas, 131.9 x 90.1 in //

Palazzo Abatellis/Regional Gallery of Sicily, Palermo

Lot and His Family Fleeing from Sodom, c 1640

Oil on canvas, 99.2 × 78.7 in //

Royal Monastery of El Escorial, Spain

Saint Rosalia of Palermo in Glory, c 1603 - c 1647

Oil on canvas, 80.3 x 70.8 in //

Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madri

Archangel Gabriel Sent by the Trinity to the Virgin Mary, 1635 - 1636

Oil on canvas, 10.1 ft x 77.9 in //

Capodimonte Museum, Naples

Holy Family, 17th century

Oil on canvas, 90.7 x 64.9 in //

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Cain Killing Abel, 1625 - 1647

Oil on canvas, 74.8 x 56.2 in //

National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

Saint Rosalia (or Mary Magdalene), c 1636

Oil on canvas, 47.2 x 39.3 in //

Museum of Art History, Vienna

Moses

Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 19.7 in //

Palazzo Abatellis/Regional Gallery of Sicily, Palermo

Holy Martyr

Oil on canvas, 31.5 x 30.9 in //

Palazzo Abatellis/Regional Gallery of Sicily, Palermo

Head of an Old Woman, c 1620 - 1647 circa

Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

Giuseppe De Nittis

On February 16, 2026 - 19th Century, february 25, Italian

Giuseppe De Nittis, Italian painter, February 25, 1846 – August 21, 1884

Westminster Bridge, 1878

Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy

The Road From Naples to Brindisi, 1872

Oil on canvas, 10.6 x 20.4 in //

Indianapolis Museum of Art

In the Wheat Fields, 1873

Oil on canvas, 12.9 x 9.8 in //

Private collection

Trafalgar Square, c 1878

Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 35.4 in //

Private collection

How cold! 1874

Oil on canvas, 21.2 x 28.7 in //

Applied Arts Collection of Milan

Place des Pyramides, Paris, 1875

Oil on canvas, 36.3 x 29.5 in //

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Self-Portrait, between 1883 and 1884

Pastel on canvas, 44.8 x 34.6 in //

Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy

The Train Passes, 1878

Oil on canvas, 12.2 x 14.8 in //

Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy

Woman Guiding Her Carriage in the Bois De Boulogne, 1874

Oil on canvas, 12.4 x 16.5 in //

Private collection

The Palace of Westminster, London, 1878

Oil on canvas, 43.3 x 75.5 in //

Private collection

Flirt, Hyde Park/Next to the Track, 1874

Oil on canvas, 12.9 x 16.9 in //

Private collection

Crossing the Apennines - Memories, 1867

Oil on canvas, 17.7 x 30.1 in //

Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Mattia Preti

On February 6, 2026 - 17th Century, february 24, Italian

Mattia Preti, Italian artist, February 24, 1613 – January 3, 1699

Sermon of the Baptist and Self-Portrait, c 1672 (detail)

Oil on canvas, 114 × 79.5 in //

Chiesa di San Domenico, Taverna, Italy

Sermon of the Baptist and Self-Portrait, c 1672

Oil on canvas, 114 × 79.5 in //

Chiesa di San Domenico, Taverna, Italy

Saint Anthony Abbot

Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 24.4 in

Private collection

Homer, c 1635

Oil on canvas, 40.1 x 31.8 in

Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

Calling of the Apostle Matthew, c 1635/1640

Oil on canvas, 41 x 64.6 in //

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Doubting Thomas, between 1656 and 1660

Oil on canvas, 73.6 x 57.2 in //

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Christ in Glory with Saints, between 1660 and 1661

Oil on canvas, 86.6 x 99.6 in

Museo del Prado, Madrid

Vanitas, 1650 / 1670

Oil on canvas, 36.8 x 25.5 in //

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

The Dinner of the Rich Glutton, c 1655

Oil on canvas, 58.3 x 78.7 in //

Galleria Nazionale di Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Liberation of Saint Peter, c 1650

Oil on canvas, 81.9 × 101.6 in //

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

St George on Horseback, c 1658

Oil on canvas, 108.2 x 81.4 in

St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta

Belisarius Receiving Alms, 1660-1665

Oil on canvas, 59.8 x 78 in //

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, 1640s

Oil on canvas, 56 5/8 × 75 1/2 in //

Saint Louis Art Museum

Cavaliere d’Arpino

On February 1, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, february 14, Italian

Cavaliere d'Arpino, Italian painter, February 14, 1568 – July 3, 1640

Self-Portrait, 1640 Accademia di San Luca, Rome

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594/95 Oil on panel, 20 11/16 x 14 15/16 in Clark Institute of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Diana and Actaeon, from 1602 until 1603 Oil on copper, 19.6 x 27.1 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Discovery of Romulus and Remus, 1596 Fresco Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome

Combat of the Horatii and the Curiatii, 1612 - 1613) Fresco Capitoline Museums, Rome

Cavaliere d'Arpino, Archangel Michael and the Rebel Angels, c 1592–1593 Oil on tin plate or oil on copper, 18.8 x 16.4 in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Archangel Michael and the Rebel Angels, c 1592–1593 Oil on tin plate or oil on copper, 18.8 x 16.4 in // Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

The Expulsion from Paradise, c 1600-1610 Oil on copper, 20.2 x 13.9 in // Apsley House, London

Christ in Joseph's Workshop, from 1610 until 1625 Oil on canvas, 36.2 × 42.1 in // Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cavaliere d'Arpino, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, between 1605 and 1610 Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 18.8 in Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, between 1605 and 1610 Oil on canvas, 24.1 x 18.8 in // Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Noli Me Tangere Oil on pine wood, 17.7 x 14.4 in // Private collection

Martyrdom of Saint Margaret, between 1608 and 1611 Oil on panel, 33.5 x 24.6 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Hood in Profile Facing Left, between 1636 and 1638 Pen and brown ink, 10 7/16 x 6 5/8 // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

David and Goliath, 1600s Black charcoal and red pencil, 7.3 x 9.8 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France

Guercino

On January 28, 2026 - 17th Century, february 8, Italian

Guercino, Italian Painter, February 8, 1591 – December 9, 1666

Self-Portrait with a Palette, c 1624-6 Oil on canvas, 30.3 x 24.4 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

The Persian Sibyl, 1647 - 1648 Oil on canvas, 46.1 in x 37.8 in // Capitoline Museum, Rome

Samson and Delilah, 1654 Oil on canvas, 69.2 x 87.7 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, France

Martyrdom of St Catherine, 1653 Oil on canvas, 87.5 x 62.5 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

King David, 1651 Oil on canvas, 87.9 x 67 in // National Gallery, London

Personification of Astrology, between 1650 and 1655 Oil on canvas, 31.7 x 25.7 in // Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas

Laundry Women at a Dilapidated Gate University Libraries Leiden, The Netherlands

Flying Putto Holding a Basket With Flowers, between 1606 and 1666 Black chalk and stumping, 6.2 x 7.6 in // Private collection

St Peter and the Angel, early 1650s Red chalk on paper, 0.82 x 1.18 in // Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

The Triumph of David, 1636 - 1637 Pen, brown ink, brown wash on paper, 9.25 x 12.44 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Bearded Man with a Hat, in Profile to Left Drawing, 6.4 x 4.8 in // Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

A Seated Female Nude/Bathsheba, 17th century Ink on paper pen and brown ink, red chalk, 9.13 x 7.32 in // Private collection

Alessandro Magnasco

On January 10, 2026 - 17th Century, 18th Century, february 4, Italian

Alessandro Magnasco, Italian painter, February 4, 1667 - March 12, 1749

Self-portrait, 17th century or 18th century Oil on canvas, 25 x 19 in // Private collection

Joseph Interpreting Dreams, 1700s Oil on canvas, 52.7 x 69.6 in // Private collection

Hermit in the Desert, 1700/1740 Oil on canvas, 13.4 x 16.1 in // Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid

The Tame Magpie, c 1707 and c 1778 Oil on canvas, 25 x 29.4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Interrogations in Jail, between c 1710 and c 1720 Oil on canvas, 17.5 x 32.4 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Banditti at Rest, 1710s Oil on canvas, 44 x 63.7 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Garden Party in Albaro, c 1740 Oil on canvas, 33.9 x 77.9 in // Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa

Dissipation and Ignorance Destroy the Arts and Sciences, between 1735 and 1740 Oil on canvas, 24.5 x 36 in // Private collection

Workshop of Nuns, c 1725-1730 Oil on canvas, 16.1 x 12.9 in // Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg

Jewish Funerals, c 1720 Oil on canvas, 34.2 x 46 in // Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaïsme, Paris

The Exorcism of the Waves, c 1735 Oil on canvas, 33 x 51 in // Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

The Painter’s Workshop, between 1722 and 1723 Oil on canvas, 23.8 x 16.7 in Private collection

Massimo Stanzione

On January 7, 2026 - 17th Century, Italian

Massimo Stanzione, Italian painter, 1585 – 1656

Beheading of St John the Baptist, c 1634 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 101.5 in // Museo del Prado, Madrid

Virgin and Child, c 1645 Oil on canvas, 51.1 x 71.2 in // Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Adoration of the Magi, c 1656 Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 79 in // Private collection

Susanna and the Elders, 1643 Oil on canvas, 59.8 x 80.1 in // Städel Museum, Frankfurt

Saint Agnes, from 1635 until 1640 Oil on canvas, 32.9 x 29.5 in // Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, between 1621 and 1625 Oil on canvas, 51.1 x 71.2 in // Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Woman in Neapolitan Costume, 1635 Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 38.2 in // Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Sacrifice to Bacchus, 1634 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 140.9 in // Prado, Madrid

Cleopatra, 1630s Oil on canvas, 66.5 x 39.3 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Jerome Bankes, c 1655 Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in // Kingston Lacy, UK

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c 1640 Oil on canvas, 78.5 x 57.5 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lot and his Daughters Royal Palace of Naples

Giovanni Lanfranco

On January 6, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Italian, january 26

Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter, January 26, 1582 - November 1647

Self-Portrait, between 1628 and 1632 Oil Columbus Museum of Art

Liberation of Saint Peter, between c 1620 and c 1621 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 48.1 in // Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama

Young Naked Man on a Bed with Cat, between 1620 and 1622 Oil on canvas, 43.9 x 62.9 in // Private collection

Council of the Gods, between 1624 and 1625 Fresco Galleria Borghese, Rome

Hagar and the Angel in the Desert, between c 1600 and c 1647 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 62.5 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath, 1621 - 1624 Oil on canvas, 80 x 96 in // Getty Center, Los Angeles

Moses and the Messengers from Canaan, 1621 - 1624 Oil on canvas, 85.7 x 97 in Getty Center, Los Angeles

Gladiators at a Banquet, c 1638 Oil on canvas, 91.3 x 11.6 ft // Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Last Supper, between 1624 and 1625 Oil on canvas, 90.1 x 13.9 ft // National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona, 1622 Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 72.8 in // Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Saint Agatha in Prison, c 1613-1614 Oil on canvas, 39.3 x 52.2 in // National Gallery of Parma

Roman Mock Naval Battle, between 1635 and 1638 Oil on canvas, 71.25 x 142.5 in // Museo del Prado, Madri

Alessandro Turchi

On January 3, 2026 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Italian

Alessandro Turchi, Italian painter, 1578 – January 22, 1649

Diana and Actaeon, 1600 Oil on canvas Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, France

David with the Head of Goliath,c 1620s Oil on canvass, 49 x 37.5 in // Private collection

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, between 1600 and 1649 Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 57.9 in // Private collection

Erminia Finds the Wounded Tancred, c 1630 Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 91.9 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Alessandro Turchi, Saint Agatha Attended by Saint Peter and an Angel in Prison, between c 1640 and c 1645 Oil on slate, 13 11/16 x 19 1/2 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Saint Agatha Attended by Saint Peter and an Angel in Prison, between c 1640 and c 1645 Oil on slate, 13 11/16 x 19 1/2 // Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, 1617 Oil on slate, 16.5 x 20.8 in // Galleria Borghese, Rome

The Death of Cleopatra, c 1640 Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 105.1 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Portrait of a Young Woman, c 1620 Oil on canvas, 20.2 x 16.1 in // Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, UK

Allegory of Hope, c 1625 Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy

Bacchus and Ariadne, between c 1630 and c 1632 Oil on canvas, 45 x 58 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Abduction of Helen Drawing Musée d'Art classique de Mougins, France

A Young General (Alexander the Great?) Showing Clemency to Two Prisoners Drawing Musée d'Art classique de Mougins, France

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