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Luca Giordano (1634–1705), born in Naples, developed a painting practice informed by Neapolitan, Roman and Venetian traditions. He also worked in Florence and stayed in Madrid from 1692 to 1702. Nicknamed Fa Presto for his speed of execution, he produced large religious and mythological compositions. Moving figures, contrasts of light and an expansive organisation of space define a language suited to monumental decoration.
The paintings associated with the ceiling of Florence’s Palazzo Medici Riccardi show how allegory can organise numerous scenes into a coherent ensemble. The modelli preserved in London provide access to this pictorial invention. The Transfiguration of Christ in the Uffizi, delivered in 1685, turns a luminous apparition into a dramatic event. Giordano’s work thus contributed to Baroque decoration while anticipating several developments in eighteenth-century Italian painting.
This profile brings together identity references for Luca Giordano and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Maria mit dem schlafenden Kind
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2021-06-18
Published result : 3000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Oil on canvas
König Salomon, Götzen anbetend
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2021-06-05
Published result : 33750 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 35000
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Oil on canvas
Kopie des 17.Jhs
Öl auf Leinwand
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2022-12-12
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 3800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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