Andrea Celesti
Andrea Celesti (* 1637 in Venice ; † 1712 in Toscolano-Maderno ) is an Italian Baroque painter.
His father Stefano Celesti was also a painter. He was a student of Matteo Ponzone and Sebastiano Mazzoni . In 1676 he painted the portrait of Doge Niccolò Sagredo in Venice and in 1680 the destruction of the Golden Calf by Moses in the Doge's Palace. In 1681 he received the title of Cavalieri from the Doge. In 1684 he was involved in furnishing the church of San Zaccaria. According to legend, he had to flee Venice when he portrayed the doge with donkey ears. In 1685 he went to Rovigo and then to Brescia, where he opened a workshop. From 1688 he painted a series of pictures for the Peter and Paul Church in Toscolano on behalf of the Delaj family. He returned to Toscolano several times for further assignments.
In 1700 he was back in Venice, where he opened a workshop. In 1708 he joined the painters' guild in Venice. His son Stefano Celesti was also a painter.
Angelo Trevisani is one of his students .
gallery
Feast of Baltasar 1705, Hermitage
Moseskind, Slovenian National Gallery
Presentation of Jesus in the temple, San Zaccaria, Venice
Mary with the child and Saint John as a child appears to Saint Jerome and Saint Anthony, Venice, Santa Maria dei Derellitti
Madonna and Child and Saints, Diocesan Museum, Brescia
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literature
- Terisio Pignatti Andrea Celesti , The Burlington Magazine 1956
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Celesti, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Baroque painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1637 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1712 |
| Place of death | Toscolano Maderno |