Giovanni Antonio Lelli (1591 – August 3, 1640) was an Italian painter of the

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period. He was a pupil of the painter

Cigoli Lodovico Cardi (21 September 1559 – 8 June 1613), also known as Cigoli, was an Italian painter and architect of the late Mannerist and early Baroque period, trained and active in his early career in Florence, and spending the last nine years o ...

. In the church of

San Matteo in Merulana San Matteo in Via Merulana was a titular church in Rome, dedicated to the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, for cardinal priests (the intermediary class). History San Matteo was first established as a titular church in 112 by Pope Alexander I, th ...

in Rome (now demolished), he painted an ''Annunciation''. He painted a ''Visitation'' for the Convent della Minerva. Giovanni Antonio Lelli also painted a ceiling fresco (now lost) for the church of

Santa Lucia in Selci The Church of Saint Lucy in Selci ( it, Santa Lucia in Selci, also known as ' or ') is an ancient Roman Catholic church, located in Rome, dedicated to Saint Lucy, a 4th-century virgin and martyr. History The church was built no later than the ...

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* 1591 births 1640 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Rome Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub