Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Art & architecture Artists

Giordano, Luca

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GIORDANO, LUCA. - Painter and engraver, b. in Naples in 1632, d. there on 12 Jan. 1705. He received his first instruction from his father; then he was placed in the workshop of Ribera. Very early he began a series of journeys to the major painting centers of the Peninsula: Rome, Florence, Parma and Venice.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 436.

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“Giordano, luca.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 436. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giordano-luca.

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“Giordano, luca.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 436. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giordano-luca.

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@incollection{ec6_giordano_luca,
  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Giordano, luca},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {436},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giordano-luca}
}

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