Pietro Bellotti

Pietro Bellotti (1625–1700) was an Italian painter active in the Baroque period.

Bellotti was born in Volciano di Salò in 1627 (1625 according to Orlandi), he gained fame as a painter of portraits and heads of characters.

His principal works are: He shares the same name with the younger brother of Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian vedute painter, nephew of Canaletto.

This Pietro was born on 22 March 1725 in Venice, and after collaborating with the two painters above, moved to Toulouse, France, where he was active in the local Royal academy,[2] as well as in Nantes (1755,1768), Besançon (1761), Lille (1778-1779), and Paris.

In France, he was referred, by a number of names, including le Sieur Canalety and Pietro Bellotti di Caneletty.