• Was an Italian painter of landscapes (vedute).
• Locatelli was born in Rome in 1695.
• Andrea was the son of Giovanni Francesco Locatelli.
• He studied under his father until 1708 and then under Monsù Alto who specialized in marine scenery.
• In 1712, he along with Paolo Anesi became students of Bernardino Fergioni, also a marine genre specialist.
• By 1723, at 28 years old, he was referred to by Pio as a master.
• He was never allowed induction into the Accademia di San Luca, a very prestigious mark of honor, even though his work was in great demand.
• Locatelli was patronized by kings, queens, princes, cardinals and the wealthy, not only in Rome, but also throughout Europe.
• One family – the Colonna – owned 81 of his paintings.
• Early in his career, Locatelli specialized in romantic notions of the Latium countryside, frequently including improvised architectural elements of columns or buildings.
• Locatelli died in debt in 1741 after "a dissolute life".
