Betti Biagio

Betti Biagio an Italian painter, was born at Catigliano near Pistoja in 1545, and studied under Daniello da Volterra. His works are chiefly confined to the monasteries of Rome; among which is Christ Disputing with the Doctors,

in the library of the Theatines. Baglioni says he was a monk for fifty years and died in 1615. He was also skilled in medicine, music, and botany. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen., s.v.