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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.
Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 12 January 1705) 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sep 5, 2023 · Luca Giordano (1634-1705) was a prolific artist, one of the virtuosos of Italian Baroque. He left indelible testimony of his talent in Florence inside Palazzo Medici Riccardi, with his admirable frescoes on the vaulted ceilings of the Galleria degli Specchi and the Biblioteca Riccardiana.
