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Adoration of the Shepherds (1688) Luca Giordano, 1688
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Adoration of the Shepherds (1688)

Luca Giordano Β· 1688

Why it's great

Shepherds and angels gather around the glowing baby Jesus in a painted whirl of light. Luca Giordano painted it in 1688.

Where to see it

πŸ“ Louvre MuseumParis, France

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About the artist

Luca Giordano

1632–1705 Β· born in Naples

Luca Giordano was a Neapolitan painter, born in 1632. He painted so fast that people called him Luca Fa Presto, Luca Work Fast. His huge, swirling ceilings and altarpieces decorated palaces and churches in Italy and Spain. He died in Naples in 1705.

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