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Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano

Luca Giordano

Italian, 1634-1705
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Luca Giordano was an Italian late Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain.

Born in Naples, Giordano was the son of the painter Antonio Giordano. In around 1650 he was apprenticed to Ribera on the recommendation of the viceroy of Naples and his early work was heavily influenced by his teacher. Like Ribera, he painted many half-length figures of philosophers, either imaginary portraits of specific figures, or generic types.

He acquired the nickname Luca fa presto, which translates into "Luca paints quickly." His speed, in design as well as handiwork, and his versatility, which enabled him to imitate other painters deceptively, earned for him two other epithets, "The Thunderbolt" (Fulmine) and "The Proteus" of painting.

Following a period studying in Rome, Parma and Venice, Giordano developed an elaborate Baroque style fusing Venetian and Roman Influences. His mature work combines the ornamental pomp of Paul Veronese with the lively complex schemes, the "grand manner", of Pietro da Cortona. He is also noted for his lively and showy use of colour.

Giordano died in Naples in 1705.

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Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan

Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan (c.1660)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Portrait of a Boy in a Fur Hat

Portrait of a Boy in a Fur Hat

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Figurative
The Vision of Saint Mary of Egypt

The Vision of Saint Mary of Egypt

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Flagellation

The Flagellation

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Picus And Circe

Picus And Circe

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
The Assumption Of The Virgin

The Assumption Of The Virgin

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Adoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of the Shepherds (ca. 1690-1691)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Job and His Comforters

Job and His Comforters

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Drunkenness of Noah

The Drunkenness of Noah

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Jupiter And Antiope

Jupiter And Antiope

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
Youth Tempted by the Vices

Youth Tempted by the Vices (1664)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
Socrates

Socrates

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Figurative
St. Jerome

St. Jerome

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Rape Of Europa

The Rape Of Europa

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
An Astrologer

An Astrologer

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Figurative
The Sacrifice Of Manoah

The Sacrifice Of Manoah

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Crucifixion Of St. Peter

Crucifixion Of St. Peter

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Abduction Of Helen

The Abduction Of Helen

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
Apollo And Daphne

Apollo And Daphne

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
The Holy Family Venerated By St. Anthony of Padua

The Holy Family Venerated By St. Anthony of Padua (1664)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Diana and Endymion

Diana and Endymion (C. 1675-1680)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
Allegory of Magnanimity

Allegory of Magnanimity (About 1670)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Mythology
The Discovery of the Body of Holofernes

The Discovery of the Body of Holofernes (1703–4)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Samson Slaying The Philistines

Samson Slaying The Philistines

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Entombment Of Christ

Entombment Of Christ (ca. between 1659 and 1660)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Adoration Of The Magi

The Adoration Of The Magi

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Aristotle

Aristotle

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Figurative
Democratus

Democratus

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Figurative
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