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The catalogue

The Archivio dell'Ottocento Romano, under the patronage of Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio Chieti Pescara, under the sponsorship of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Chieti and with the logistic support of the Galleria Berardi, is editing the catalogue raisonné of Francesco Paolo Michetti‘s paintings and graphic works.

The artist is one of the leading figure of the second half of 19th and the beginning of the 20th century thanks to the singularity of his artistic career, which has evolved throughout the years by using different techniques and styles.
Recent studies led by Fabio Benzi ,  the co-ordinator of the exhibition  held in Rome in 1999, together with Gianluca Berardi’s critical works, have given new clues to grasp the complexity of Michetti ’s aesthetic research. These researches have revealed the urgent necessity of a systematic, scientific and capillary recognition of the Maestro’s vast production.

So far, the lack of a catalogue raisonné has led to the proliferation of imitations, which are almost always contemporary. This has caused a serious state of uncertainty among scholars and art collectors.

In this respect, the filing of Michetti’s works represents an essential tool of critical clarity. This seems to be necessary to the restoration of  the artist’s prominent position among other European Masters. Such a role was played by means of his expressive techniques which, at times, were extremely different from one another.

How to proceed
to filing on our archive