# Christ Cleansing the Temple [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIORDANO, Luca]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary Luca Giordano was a true chameleon of art. Giordano was a pupil of Ribera, influenced by his almost brutal manner. In 1652, he visited Rome, Florence, and Venice. He absorbed something of the Venetian tradition, especially Veronese, which he mixed with the Baroque theatricality of Pietro da Cortona and abandoned Caravaggio-style chiaroscuro. He produced many pieces for Neapolitan churches; shimmering reflections of his prodigiously rapid technique. ## Related artworks - [A Cynical Philospher]() - [A Homage to Velázquez]() - [Aaron's Sacrifice, and the Destruction of the Band of Korah \(detail\)]() - [Aaron's Sacrifice, and the Destruction of the Band of Korah]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Allegory of the Peace between Florence and Fiesole]() - [Allegory of Wisdom]() - [Apotheosis of the Medici]() - [Battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()