Christ holding a crown upper left, at right the Virgin receiving Saint Anne in Heaven
Luca Giordano
1650–70
Medium
Etching; first state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (33.3 × 25.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Charles Z. Offin Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.668
Tags
AngelsChristVirgin MarySaint Anne
About the Artist
Luca Giordano · 1634–1705
Luca Giordano (1634–1705) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period who was one of the most prolific and versatile artists of the seventeenth century, earning the nickname "Luca fa presto" ("Luca works fast") for his extraordinary speed of execution. Born in Naples, he studied under José de Ribera and traveled extensively in Italy, absorbing influences from the Venetian colorists, Pietro d...