1. Luca Giordano was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching.
11 Facts About Luca Giordano
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Luca Giordano is noted for his lively and showy use of colour.
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In 1692 Luca Giordano went to Spain at the invitation of Charles II.
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Luca Giordano stayed there for ten years, returning to Naples in 1702, following Charles' death.
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Luca Giordano painted part of the frescoes at the Church of Saint Anthony of the Germans and many pictures for the court, private patrons and churches.
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Luca Giordano was popular at the Spanish court, and the king granted him the title of "caballero".
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Luca Giordano spent large sums in acts of munificence, and was particularly liberal to poorer artists.
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Luca Giordano had an astonishing facility, which often lead to an impression of superficiality of his works.
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Luca Giordano left many works in Rome, and far more in Naples.
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Luca Giordano painted much on the crystal borderings of looking-glasses, cabinets and others seen in many Italian palaces, and was, in this form of art, the master of Pietro Garofalo.
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Luca Giordano has been criticized as being a prolific trader of all styles, and master of none.