Luca GiordanoItalia, 1646–1705La Mort de Sénèque
Sul dipinto
La Morte di Seneca è un dipinto a olio su tela (155×188 cm) di Luca Giordano, databile al 1684 e conservato nel museo del Louvre di Parigi.
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- MI 871
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Luca Giordano
Tutta la vita1651–1678 · Luogo di lavoro
Naples
1679–1682 · Luogo di lavoro
Florence
early 1682
Arrives in Florence
Arrives in Florence, having visited Rome on the way, where he probably saw Gaulli's fresco in the Church of the Gesù. He lodges with the del Rosso family, who commission many works from him.
1685 · Luogo di lavoro
Bergamo
1686
Returns to Naples from Florence
Returns to Naples, though he continues to work often for Florentine clients. His religious works of the mid-1680s, for Santa Maria in Campitelli in Rome (1685) and “Virgin of the Rosary” (1686, Capodimonte), show the influence of Cortona and Bernini in their illusionism, theatrical lighting, figure types and drapery.
1692
Moves to Spain at the invitation of Charles II
At the invitation of King Charles II he goes to Spain and stays for ten years, working at court; his pupils Aniello Rossi and Matteo Pacelli assist him. He is popular at court, and the king grants him the title of “caballero”.
