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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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Ecce Hommo

Ecce Hommo (1650-1659)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
The Dream of St. Joseph

The Dream of St. Joseph (1700)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
A Glory of Angels

A Glory of Angels (ca. 1650–69)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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Ascension of a Bishop Saint

Ascension of a Bishop Saint (1634–1705)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple

The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple (c. 1653)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Fragment of a Composition with a Reclining Semi-Nude Man Surrounded by Soldiers and Other Onlookers in a Landscape

Fragment of a Composition with a Reclining Semi-Nude Man Surrounded by Soldiers and Other Onlookers in a Landscape (1634–1705)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
Prophet mit Buch auf Wolken schwebend

Prophet mit Buch auf Wolken schwebend

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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Faunkopf mit Weinlaub bekränzt

Faunkopf mit Weinlaub bekränzt

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
Moses Striking the Rock

Moses Striking the Rock (1634–1705)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
The Abduction of Helen

The Abduction of Helen (1634–1705)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
The Almighty with Angels

The Almighty with Angels (ca. 1650–69)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity (1634–1705)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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The Virgin Intervening during a Siege of Madrid

The Virgin Intervening during a Siege of Madrid (ca. 1699)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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The Triumph of Cybele

The Triumph of Cybele (ca. 1697)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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Saint Anne Received by the Virgin and Christ

Saint Anne Received by the Virgin and Christ

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Religion
Christ Healing the Paralytic at Bethesda

Christ Healing the Paralytic at Bethesda (circa 17th century)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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The Sacrifice of Elijah

The Sacrifice of Elijah (late 1650s)

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
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Study for a sculpture

Study for a sculpture

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634-1705)
Drawings
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