Luca Giordano
1634 – 1705
Neapolitan painter, the most important Italian decorative artist of the second half of the 17th century. He was nicknamed `Luca Fa Presto' (Luke work quickly) because of his prodigious speed of execution and huge output. He began in the circle of Ribera, but his style became much more colorful under the influence of such great decorative painters as Veronese, whose works he saw on his extensive travels.
66 artworks in collection
Locations
Works
Democritus and Heraclitus
Private collection1650
Venus at Vulcan's Forge
Private collection1655
Holy Family with the Young St John the Baptist
Private collection1660
The Liberation of St Peter
Private collection1661
Tarquin and Lucretia
Private collection1663
Raising of Lazarus
Private collection1675
Apotheosis of the Medici
Private collection1680
Adoration of the Magi
Private collection1687
Jacob and Rachel at the Well
Private collection1690
Aaron's Sacrifice, and the Destruction of the Band of Korah
Tesoro Nuovo, Certosa di San Martino, Naples1703
Aaron's Sacrifice, and the Destruction of the Band of Korah (detail)
Tesoro Nuovo, Certosa di San Martino, Naples1703
Christ Consigning the Keys to St Peter
Private collection