Carlo Belli (1742–1816)

Carlo Belli (1742–1816) was an Italian poet and translator of contemporary German works.

He was born in Venice. He had become a Jesuit priest, but left the order when it was suppressed in 1773. Among his publications were:
 * Della Messiade (1774), translated from the work in German of Der Messias by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstok
 * La quattro parti del giorno (1778), translated from the work in German of Der Messias by Justus Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae
 * Il Ventaglio, Venice (1782): poem written for Paolina Contarini on her marriage to Giuseppe Giovanelli
 * Gli Ucelli, ejemplare alle cura materna, stanze morali (1817)