The few details known of his life have only been collected in the 21st century. By 1455, he was an orphan under the care of his uncle. The 1462
polyptych of Ex-Pugin, a work that had found its way to the collection of English art collector
Augustus Welby Pugin of
Derby, England, is attributed to this artist. A panel from a larger 1462 polyptych, once attributed to
Francesco di Gentile da Fabriano, depicting
St Catherine and St Michael Archangel which once belonged to English art collector
George Sitwell, has also been attributed to Luca by art historian . One of these two polyptychs was displayed for some time at
St. Mary's Church, Derby. A
Crucifixion and Stories of the True Cross, attributed to Luca, once displayed at the
oratory of the Confraternity della Santa Croce, is now displayed at the Museo Piersanti in Matelica. Another of Luca's works, a
Madonna and Child in Glory with St Jerome and St Francis (1488) is on display in the
Musée du Petit Palais of
Avignon.
Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate, considered to be a collaborative work by Luca and Francesco, was owned by American art collector
John G. Johnson till his death in 1917, when he bequeathed it to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Annunciazione, Dio Padre benedicente; is also attributed to Luca and dated between 1475 and 1499. This painting was for some time on display at the Church of Annunciation in
Cerreto d'Esi. Luca may or may not have been in contact with the painters
Carlo Crivelli or
Niccolò di Liberatore. ==References==