Andrea Bellunello, also known as Andrea di San Vito (1440 – 1506) was an Italian painter active in the early

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

period. He was born either in San Vito in the

Friuli Friuli ( fur, Friûl, sl, Furlanija, german: Friaul) is an area of Northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity containing 1,000,000 Friulians. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giulia ...

, or in

Belluno Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region ...

. He was active in the

Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is a city and ''comune'' in north-eastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps (''Alpi Carniche''). Its population was 100,514 in 2012, 176,000 with t ...

and surrounding region of Friuli. He worked with or under

Francesco Squarcione Francesco Squarcione (''c.'' 1395 – after 1468) was an Italian artist from Padua. His pupils included Andrea Mantegna (with whom he had many legal battles), Cosimo Tura and Carlo Crivelli. There are only two works signed by him: the ''Mad ...

and/or Bortolotto di Belluno. Among his pupils were Giorgio di Beccaio (active 1492–1506); Giorgio di Cecco (born Pordenone, 1465). Andrea painted a ''Crucifixion'' for the Grand Council of

, and an altarpiece for the church of San Floreano in

Forni di Sopra Forni di Sopra ( fur, For Disore, Carnian dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Udine, in the Dolomite Alps mountain range in northeastern Italy. It is located at the top of the Tagliamento river valley. Languages spoken inclu ...

. He also painted a Madonna for the Annunciata in San Vito.Contributo secondo-quarto ed ultimo, alla storia dell'arte nel Friuli
By Vincenzo Joppi, page 17.

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* People from Friuli 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Renaissance painters 1440 births 1506 deaths {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub