Andrei Franzowitsch Belloli, Italian, Russian, 1820 to 1881, an oval pastel and charcoal on paper painting depicting a Portrait of a Young Woman in Flower Crown, 1862. Signed and dated lower center. Framed. Bears an old paper with information about the artwork on the back side. Andrei Belloli studied art at the Accademia di San Luca. During the Revolutions of 1848, he left Italy. In 1850, he settled in Saint Petersburg and initially worked as a decorative painter for churches and palaces, creating everything from small door decorations to plafonds. Later he began to do portraits, mostly of women and children, in oils and colored pencils. He participated regularly in exhibitions and, in 1861, was named an Academician for portrait painting by the Imperial Academy of Arts. In 1869, he organized an exhibition and sale, with the proceeds to benefit poor students and the widows and orphans of artists. One of a kind artwork. Antique Russian Fine Art, Portrait Paintings And Wall Decor Collectibles.