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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.His other nickname, Proteus, was acquired as a result of his reputed skill in producing ...
Giordano, Luca. During his life, Luca Giordano enjoyed a popularity in both Italy and Spain that plummeted after his death, due to two prejudices that have lasted until quite recently. The first was an association of his surprising speed as a painter with the idea that his work was somehow superficial, an accusation constantly leveled at him by ...
21 de feb. de 2008 · Luca Giordano (Naples 1634-1705) is one of the most influential of all Spanish and Italian Baroque painters. Celebrated since childhood for his talents and speed of execution, Giordano was particularly gifted at fresco painting, a medium in which he developed a distinctive style that looks forward to 18th-century painting.
Luca Giordano (1634-1705) realizó un retrato ecuestre de Carlos II destinado al Salón de los Espejos del Alcázar de Madrid. La intención era la de señalar una continuidad dinástica en la que Carlos constituía el último eslabón de una cadena iniciada por dos personajes de especial significación: Carlos V y Tiziano, a través del retrato de éste último: Carlos V en Mühlberg.
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 ...
21 de feb. de 2024 · He began to develop his light, airy, delicately colored style in the late 1650s, synthesizing Pietro da Cortona's Baroque decorations in Rome with the vibrant hues of Venetian art and Peter Paul Rubens. From 1692 to 1702, he was Spain's court painter; Charles II said only the facile Giordano could tackle the huge ceilings of his Escorial palace.
Luca Giordano: Selbstbildnis, etwa 1675-80 (?), Pio Monte della Misericordia, Neapel Krates von Theben (aus der „Philosophen-Serie“), um 1660, Palazzo Barberini, Rom Luca Giordano (* 18.Oktober 1634 in Neapel; † 3. Januar 1705 ebenda), genannt Fa Presto, war ein italienischer Maler und Radierer des Barock, der vor allem für seine Freskenkunst berühmt ist.
