Andrea Belvedere
Andrea Belvedere (* 1652 in Naples as Abate Andrea ; † 1732 ibid) was an Italian painter .
Belvedere was an important representative of baroque still life painting in Naples in the tradition of Paolo Porpora and his pupil Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo . He became known for pieces of flowers and fruit. The painter Tommaso Realfonso was his pupil. From 1694 to 1700 he lived as court painter to King Charles II in Spain. On his behalf he was involved in the painting of the Escorial with Luca Giordano . After his return to Italy he worked as a theater director.
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- Dorotheum - Old Masters - Andrea Belvedere, called Abate Andrea
- Gerd-Helge Vogel: "Plants, flowers, fruits: Botanical illustrations in art and science" , Lukas Verlag, 2014, ISBN 9783867321983 , p. 20
- Clara Erskine Clement: "Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and their Works" , 1874, p. 1
- Samuel Maunder: "The biographical treasury: a dictionary of universal biography" , 7th edition Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1851, p. 2
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| SURNAME | Belvedere, Andrea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abate Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1652 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1732 |
| Place of death | Naples |