Andrea Bellunello

Andrea Bellunello, also known as Andrea di San Vito (1440 – 1506) was an Italian painter active in the early Renaissance period. He was born either in San Vito in the Friuli,^[1] or in Belluno.^[2] He was active in the Udine and surrounding region of Friuli. He worked with or under Francesco Squarcione and/or Bortolotto di Belluno. Among his pupils were Giorgio di Beccaio (active 1492-1506); Giorgio di Cecco (born Pordenone, 1465).^[3]

Andrea painted a Crucifixion for the Grand Council of Udine, and an altarpiece for the church of San Floreano in Forni di Sopra. He also painted a Madonna for the Annunciata in San Vito.^[4]

References

• Ticozzi, Stefano (1830). Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione' (Volume 1). Gaetano Schiepatti; Digitized by Googlebooks, January 24, 2007. pp. 138–9.

1. Ticozzi reference.
2. Joppi reference.
3. Contributo secondo-quarto ed ultimo, alla storia dell'arte nel Friuli, by Vincenzo Joppi (1894); pages 16-17.
4. Contributo secondo-quarto ed ultimo, alla storia dell'arte nel Friuli, By Vincenzo Joppi, page 17.