Ludovico Brea
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Ludovico (or Louis) Brea (c. 1450 - c. 1523) was an Italian 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. One of his pupils was Teramo Piaggio.
[edit] 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