Morto da Feltre was a painter of the Venetian school in the late 15th and early 16th centuries (his real name appears to have been Pietro Luzzo or Luci). He was born in Feltre in the Veneto and studied in Venice. Initially, he was an assistant to Pinturicchio. Vasari reports that Morto da Feltre spent long periods in Rome studying ruins and catacombs. He painted numerous grotesques, which were enthusiastically acquired by collectors in Rome. In Florence, his grotesques decorate several rooms in the Palazzo Pubblico. After his return to Venice towards 1505, he assisted Giorgione in painting the frescoes of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi. Around 1515, he returned to his home town of Feltre, where he executed numerous paintings and frescoes. According to Vasari, Morto da Feltre decided to pursue a military career at the age of 45 and died in Croatia in 1519. However, some indications suggest that a few paintings by Morto da Feltre were created after 1522.