Saint Anne Received in Heaven by Christ and the Virgin
c. 1653
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.1 × 25.1 cm (12 11/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Plate: 33.5 × 25.5 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 33.8 × 25.8 cm (13 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
148397
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
A Neapolitan painter known as Luca fa presto (“Luke who paints quickly"), Luca Giordano was also a fluent and expeditious draftsman. Probably trained by Ribera, he only made six etchings. Despite the rapid pace at which he worked, he produced very small editions of these prints, making early works such as this one extremely rare.
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...