Francesco Paolo Michetti

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Francesco Paolo Michetti

Francesco Paolo Michetti (born October 2, 1851 in Tocco da Casauria , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies , † March 5, 1929 in Francavilla al Mare , Kingdom of Italy ) was an Italian painter.

Life and works

Francesco Paolo Michetti was born in the municipality of Tocco da Casauria in 1851. His parents were the music teacher Crispino Michetti and his wife, the organist Aurelia Terzini. The artistically gifted son received a scholarship from the province of Chieti in 1867 , which enabled him to study at the Accademia di belle arti di Napoli (art academy) in Naples under Domenico Morelli . Michetti was influenced and promoted at that time by Filippo Palizzi, Giuseppe De Nittis and Marco De Gregorio, all members of the Scuola di Resìna , an anti-academic group of artists of the 19th century. His favorite subjects were the unspoiled Abruzzo landscapes and religious themes.

Michetti exhibited abroad for the first time in 1872, in France at the Salon de Paris art exhibition . Three years later, De Nittis helped him to have a second exhibition in Paris . In 1872 Michetti exhibited the paintings La raccolta delle zucche and Il Sonno dell'innocenza ; The works presented in 1875 included Ritorno all'erbaggio , Il Sonno dell'Innocenza and La raccolta delle olive . In 1875 and 1876 he took part in other exhibitions. In 1874 he befriended the Spanish painter Marià Fortuny in Naples , who from then on exerted a great influence on his work.

In 1877, on the occasion of the national art exhibition in Naples, Michetti presented his painting La processione del Corpus Domini , a colorful representation of a Corpus Christi procession . In 1880 he exhibited the paintings I Morticelli , Impressioni sull'Adriatico and La pesca delle telline in Turin ; a year later Michetti exhibited 34 paintings in Milan , mostly portraits, landscapes and seascapes .

Bronze statue of Michetti in front of the Convento Michetti in Francavilla al Mare, created in 1938 by his student and friend Nicola D'Antino

After he settled in Francavilla al Mare in 1883 , he continued his artistic activity. He created genre and shepherd scenes , history pictures and pictures with religious themes. His two new works, Gli Storpi and Le Serpi, were exhibited at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 .

Francesco Paolo Michetti died in Francavilla al Mare in 1929 as a result of pneumonia .

Michetti was married and had three children with his wife: the daughter Elvira and the sons Giorgio and Liberato. His son Giorgio Michetti was an aviator during the First World War .

Studio per figura femminile o Pastorella (around 1900)

Awards

  • 1896: Member of the Accademia Pontaniana
  • 1903: Member of the Accademia di San Luca
  • 1909: Senator of the Kingdom of Italy
  • 1911: Honorary President of the Regional Committee for Esposizione pescarese nel 1911
  • 1913: Member of the commissione ordinatrice della Galleria nazionale d'arte moderna di Roma

Works (selection)

Paesaggio abruzzese o Ritorno all'ovile (1910)
  • La nidiata (1873)
  • Ritorno dai campi (1875)
  • Raccolta delle olive (1876)
  • Il Corpus Domini (1877)
  • Guardiana di polli (1877)
  • Autoritratto (1877)
  • Pastorelle lungo il mare (1880)
  • Impressione sull'Adriatico (1880)
  • Il voto a San Pantaleone (1883)
  • Il ritorno (1887)
  • Annunziata Michetti con il figlio Giorgio al mare (1890)
  • La figlia di Iorio (1895)
  • Ritratto di Gabriele D'Annunzio nello studio (1895)
  • Incontro a Francavilla (1898)
  • Pastorella (1900)
  • Le serpi (1900)
  • Pellegrinaggio a Casalbordino (gli storpi) (1900)
  • Donna sulla battigia (1910)

literature

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ October 4th, as stated in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, is a misunderstanding: the birth was actually entered in the birth register of Tocco Casauria on October 4th based on the declaration of the midwife, but the birth took place on October 2nd. October 4th was the day of baptism, as can be seen from the extract from the birth register in the Fascicolo personalale of the Senate archive : pp. 10–12.
  2. ^ Enrichetta Santilli: Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929), Pittore , in: Personaggi illustri in Terra d'Abruzzo .
  3. ^ Enrichetta Santilli: Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929), Pittore , in: Personaggi illustri in Terra d'Abruzzo , p. 3f.
  4. ^ Enrichetta Santilli: Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929), Pittore , in: Personaggi illustri in Terra d'Abruzzo , p. 6f.
  5. ↑ Ginex, Giovanna: The History of an Art Collection: 19th-20th Century Paintings Collected by Eugenio Balzan, Lugano ( Switzerland ): Cornèr Banca, 2006, p 188, OCLC 156796216
  6. ^ The proposal was made by the Prime Minister (at the time Giovanni Giolitti ), as can be seen from the page in the Senate's Historical Archives.

Web links

Commons : Francesco Paolo Michetti  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia liberale database of the Historical Archives of the Italian Senate
personal data
SURNAME Michetti, Francesco Paolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Francesco Paolo Eustachio Michetti (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Tocco da Casauria , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1929
Place of death Francavilla al Mare , Kingdom of Italy