Archive for posts tagged with ‘Luca Giordano’


Apr 20 2011

The Dream of Solomon by Luca Giordano

Baroque / Inspirational prints / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc

The Dream of Solomon by Luca Giordano

This is a reproduction of “The Dream of Solomon” by Luca Giordano of about 1693.  The painting is a depiction of the passage from the Bible, II Kings 3:5-15, in which God appeared to the young king.  In the dream God asks Solomon what gift he wanted and Solomon responded that he wanted understanding so that he could properly judge the people.  The Neapolitan Giordano produced this painting in Spain when he was about fifty-nine years old.  He had just entered the service of the Spanish king.  He became wealthy in that service and returned to Naples in 1702 where he died three years later.  The original painting is 361 cm wide and 245 cm high and is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

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Mar 9 2011

St. Michael, Luca Giordano, ca. 1663

Baroque / Inspirational prints / Italian / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

St. Michael, Luca Giordano, ca. 1663

This is a reproduction of “St. Michael” of about 1663 by the Neapolitan Luca Giordano.  This version of the tale from Revelation 12: 7-9 is notable by the high color of the archangel, the powerful thrust of his spear making contact with his opponent, and the agony of that opponent.  Giordano is influenced by the similar paintings of Reni and Raphael.  The dimensions of this masterpiece are 147 cm by 198 cm.  This masterpiece is in the Gemaldegalerie in the Kaiser Friedrich Museums, Berlin.

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