He was born in Venice (or possibly Istria), the son of the Baroque Venetian painter Andrea Celesti.
He was active in Istria, Brescia, and near Lago di Garda.
Two years later, he executed the portrait of the priest Pasquale da Rovigno for the Franciscan Refectory in the monastery of Sant'Anna in the same town, now in Gemona.
In 1659, he painted a Madonna del Carmelo for the parish church of Verbosca .
He worked with Pietro Bellotto in Koper, painting a Mystery of the Rosary and Last Supper.