Tarquin and Lucretia by Luca Giordano|Charles Hutin|Pieter Tanjé

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

Plate: 14 × 16 7/8 in. (35.5 × 42.9 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 20 11/16 in. (40 × 52.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Accession Number

24.63.1434

About the Artist

Luca Giordano|Charles Hutin|Pieter Tanjé · 16341705

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...

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