Andrea Celesti

Andrea Celesti (* 1637 in Venice, † 1712 in Toscolano -Maderno ) is an Italian painter of the Baroque.

His father Stefano Celesti was also a painter. He was a pupil of Matteo Ponzone and Sebastiano Mazzoni. 1676 he painted the portrait of the Doge in Venice Niccolò Sagredo and 1680 the destruction of the Golden Calf by Moses in the Doge's Palace. In 1681 he received the title of Cavalieri by the Doge. In 1684 he was involved in equipping the Church of San Zaccaria. According to legend, he had to flee from Venice when he showed 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 images for the Peter and Paul Church in Toscolano on behalf of Delaj family. He returned several times back for further orders to Toscolano.

In 1700, he was back in Venice, where he opened a workshop. 1708 he joined the painters' guild in Venice. His son Stefano Celesti was also a painter.

Among his pupils was Angelo Trevisani.

Gallery

Moses Child, Slovene National Gallery

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, San Zaccaria, Venice

Madonna and Child with Saint John as a child appears to Saint Jerome and Saint Anthony, Venice, Santa Maria dei Derellitti

Madonna and Child with Saints, Diocesan Museum Brescia