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Book SynopsisLuca Giordano (Naples, 1634–1705) was one of Italy’s most celebrated Baroque painters when he travelled to Florence, where his art was already appreciated and collected. He received many commissions, but certainly the most prestigious was that for the decoration of the vault of the new wing of Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the ancient house of Lorenzo the Magnificent which was then owned by the Marquis Francesco Riccardi. The Riccardi family was strictly connected to the Medicis and the decorative program of the great hall, known as Gallery of Mirrors, was centred upon the Apotheosis of the Medicis and several mythological scenes which illustrate the progress of humanity. The exhibition and its catalogue document this masterpiece through the ten painted sketches by Giordano (exhibited under the very frescoes) and circa 30 other paintings from his Florentine period (1682–1685) by the aptly named Luca “fa presto” (fare presto = to be fast).
Table of Contents The Vault of the galleria Medici Riccardi, Giuseppe Scavizzi
Luca Giordano in Florence: Art History produced by Art, Riccardo Lattuada
A Discourse on Painting as a Path to Virtue: Luca Giordano and Francesco Riccardi, Valentina Zucchi
A Florentine Plot with a Neapolitan Flavour. More on the Iconography of the Riccardi Triumphs, Cristina Acidini
Luca Giordano in Florence, Luca Giordano and Florence, Elena Fumagalli
Macchie, modelli, ricordi? The National Gallery's Paintings by Luca Giordano for the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Francesca Whitlum-Cooper
From books to painting: a journey among Luca Giordano's iconographical sources at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Francesca Gallori, Rossella Giovannetti, Giovanna Lazzi, Letizia Paolettoni
Evidence of Luca Giordano's work in the Biblioteca Moreniana, Edoardo Noferi
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