The Flight into Egypt
Luca Giordano
1701 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings
In 1692 Giordano was summoned from Spanish-controlled Naples to Madrid to become court painter to King Charles II. Giordano was among several artists who brought Italian baroque innovations to the Spanish court, which increasingly adopted a lighter, more animated mode. This painting was commissioned for the French court by Charles II’s successor, King Philip V.
- Artist
- Luca Giordano
- Date
- 1701
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morton Landon, 1961
