Portrait of Luca Giordano, wearing round spectacles and looking to the left
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 7 5/8 × 5 11/16 in. (19.3 × 14.4 cm) Sheet: 7 13/16 in. × 6 in. (19.8 × 15.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.634.9
Tags
MenPortraitsArtists
About the Artist
Luca Giordano|Giovanni Battista Catenaro · 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...