Guglielmo Micheli

Self-portrait by Guglielmo Micheli

Guglielmo Micheli (born October 12, 1866 in Livorno ; † September 7, 1926 there ) was an Italian painter . He was a student of Giovanni Fattori and a teacher of Amedeo Modigliani . Due to the influence of Fattori, he succeeded the Macchiaioli .

life and work

Micheli began his artistic training with the painter Natale Betti in Livorno. He won a grant from a foundation run by the commercial entrepreneur Michelangelo Bastogi, with whom he was able to go to Florence and enroll at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno . He also attended the painting class of the Scuola libera di nudo of Giovanni Fattori, with whom he befriended and whose favorite pupil he became.

From 1894 to 1906 Micheli lived in Livorno, where his studio became a school for many painters of the post-Macchiaioli generation, including Amedeo Modigliani, Llewelyn Lloyd , Manlio Martinelli , Gino Romiti , Oscar Ghiglia , Renato Natali and Giulio Cesare Vinzio .

From 1907 until the end of his life Micheli taught at various Italian art schools: 1907 in Acqui Terme , then in Iglesias , Cortona , Sassari , Caltanissetta , Bari , Pisa and finally in Arezzo .

Micheli's early phase was influenced by the Macchiaioli, in the choice of motifs above all by Fattori (e.g. landscapes with horses and cattle); later he found his own style, whereby his sea and port views were particularly successful. In addition to drawings and oil paintings, he also created watercolors, copperplate engravings and book illustrations.

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personal data
SURNAME	Micheli, Guglielmo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH	Livorno , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1926
Place of death	Livorno , Italy