andrea celesti was an italian painter of the baroque period, working in venice. his style gravitated over the years from a turgid and academic weightiness to a lighter, looser brushstroke.celesti was born in venice and is buried in toscolano.he first trained with matteo ponzoni, then with sebastiano mazzoni. during his early years (1659–1669) he worked in venice, both in sundry labors for doge's palace, and frescoes for the main salon of the palazzo erizzo. in 1676, he was painted doge nicolò sagredo’s portrait for the sala dello scrutinio in ducal palace. for the same site, in 1680, he paint…