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Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples, Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain.
View all 185 artworks. Luca Giordano lived in the XVII – XVIII cent., a remarkable figure of Italian Baroque. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- Italian
- October 18, 1634
- Naples, Italy
- January 12, 1705
Luca Giordano (born Oct. 18, 1634, Naples—died Jan. 3, 1705, Naples) was the most celebrated and prolific Neapolitan painter of the late 17th century. His nickname Luca Fa Presto (“Luca, Work Quickly”) is said to derive from his painter-copyist father’s admonitions, which were certainly heeded.
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1634 - 1705. Giordano was the leading Neapolitan painter of the later 17th century. He was born in Naples and was trained by Ribera. He was known as Fa Presto ('does it quickly') because of his speed of painting. His work influenced developments in 18th century art in Naples and elsewhere in Italy. His style was formed by his experience of ...
Luca Giordano was born in Naples in 1634, the son of Antonio Giordano, an undistinguished follower of Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Exhibiting a precocious talent for painting, the young Luca is said by the biographer De' Dominici to have entered Ribera's school at the early age of seven or eight. This direct training is not otherwise ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Giordano had two nicknames: Proteus, for his ability to imitate almost any artist's style, and Luca fa presto ("Luca go quickly"), probably derived from prodding by his painter-copyist father. Until Pablo Picasso, Giordano was the most prolific artist who ever lived.
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The Annunciation. Luca Giordano Italian. 1672. Not on view. Giordano was the leading painter in Naples in the late seventeenth century and one of the most sought-after Italian artists of the day. He worked in a variety of styles, often imitating Renaissance masters.
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