Abate Andrea Belvedere (1646-1732),

• Was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
• Andrea Belvedere activity took place for twenty years, from about 1674 to 1694.
• He moved to Spain, called by King Charles II.
• His work at Spanish court continued until 1700.
• When he return to Naples, Belvedere abandoned painting to devote himself completely to theatrical activity.
• Belvedere was described as the only great painter of still life at a time when in Naples this genre was rapidly declining.
• Belvedere was a competitor of the Flemish still-life painter Abraham Brueghel.
• Among his pupils or followers were Gasparo Lopez, Baldassare de Caro, Tommaso Realfonso, and Nicola Casissa. 
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