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a Roman painter, was born in 1571, and studied under Nicolo Circignani. He painted several works for the Roman churches; the best are St. Michael Discomfiting the Fallen Spirits, in San. Giovanni Laterano; St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, in the Mendicante, and The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea, in the gallery of the Palazzo Mattei. Celio died in 1640,