Ludovico Brea

Ludovico (or Louis) Brea (c. 1450 - c. 1523) was a French painter of the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries. Born into a family of coopers in Nice, and later moving to Liguria, he painted numerous altarpieces that displayed both Lombardy and Flemish influences.

Notable works and their locations

• Piety (1475), Monastère de Cimiez
• Crucifixion (1481), Gallery of the White Palace, Genoa
• Ascension (1483), Galleria Durazzo Giustiniani
• Madonna of Misericord (Madonna of Mercy) (1483-84)
• Polyptych of San Caterina (1488) and Baptism of Christ (1495), both at the Dominican church and convent, Taggia
• Piety, Monaco Cathedral
• Maestà, church of Arcs-Van
• Altarpiece of Savona Cathedral (1490), in collaboration with Vincenzo Foppa
• Altarpiece of Ognissanti (1512), San Maria di Castello, Genoa
• Polyptych of San Giorgio (1516), church of Montalto