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Francesco Vecellio (c. 1475–1560) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance, best known as the elder brother of the painter Titian. In his youth, he was a soldier. As a painter, he was mainly active in 1520-1530s in Cadore. In 1524, he signed an altarpiece for San Vito in Cadore. In 1540s, he painted a polyptych at Candide. In late 1540s he painted the organ shutters of San Salvatore in Venice. He painted an Annunciation for San Nicola di Bari, now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia.

In popular culture

In Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy, a Facebook game and tie-in for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Francesco Vecellio is depicted as a member of the Assassin Order.

References

Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. II L-Z. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 639.
Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art (ed.). Painting in Italy, 1500-1600. Penguin Books. pp. 345–346.

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-'''Francesco Vecellio''' (c. 1475–1560) was an Italian painter of the early [[Renaissance]], best known as the elder brother of the painter [[Titian]]. In his youth, he was a soldier. As a painter, he was mainly active in 1520-1530s in [[Cadore]]. In 1524, he signed an altarpiece for San Vito in [[Cadore]]. In 1540s, he painted a polyptych at Candide. In late 1540s he painted the organ shutters of ''San Salvatore'' in [[Venice]]. He painted an ''Annunciation'' for San Nicola di Bari, now in the [[Accademia]].
+'''Francesco Vecellio''' (c. 1475–1560) was an Italian painter of the early [[Renaissance]], best known as the elder brother of the painter [[Titian]]. In his youth, he was a soldier. As a painter, he was mainly active in 1520-1530s in [[Cadore]]. In 1524, he signed an altarpiece for San Vito in [[Cadore]]. In 1540s, he painted a polyptych at Candide. In late 1540s he painted the organ shutters of ''San Salvatore'' in [[Venice]]. He painted an ''Annunciation'' for San Nicola di Bari, now in the [[Gallerie dell'Accademia]].
 ==In popular culture==