Francesco paolo michetti biography of mahatma gandhi

The artist

Francesco Paolo Michetti was born in Tocco di Casauria on the 4th of October 1851, and his first artistic training took place in Chieti, Abruzzo. His undeniable talent led the city to grant him a scholarship in 1868 to pursue his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples.
In Naples, Michetti was especially attracted by the realism of Domenico Morelli, Filippo Palizzi and the School of Resina. Despite poor attendance at his academic courses, he nevertheless twice won prizes (Mezza figura di vecchio, 1867-68; Paesaggio con figura, 1868-69).
In 1872 Michetti participated at the Paris Salon, and began a collaboration with the German dealer Reutlinger. This would herald a feverish and prolific period full of artistic stimuli. Michetti then met and developed an interest in the work of Mariano Fortuny, and began to study photography, presumably with the mediation of Filippo Palazzi.
He exhibited again at the Paris Salon in 1875, and in 1877 attracted critical atten