Vicentino Michetti - Child's Study

Portraiture is one of the most widespread artistic expressions, especially in painting, but also in sculpture, throughout the ages. Portraiture is, first and foremost, a description of the subject depicted, an attempt to capture their physiognomy and individual characteristics truthfully and naturally. With the progressive evolution of artistic research, the physiognomic description of the subject has also been accompanied by a psychological one. Therefore, over the centuries, portraiture has also become a means of introspective investigation of the subject, their character, and their state of mind. The processes of abstraction brought about by contemporary art have contributed to this type of investigation.

In this study, Vicenza-based artist Michetti demonstrates his skill in achieving a perfect naturalistic rendering with a highly graphic technique. The extremely precise drawing captures every detail of the physiognomy, providing a highly detailed account of the face and hand. Using a soft touch, the artist highlights the volumes, highlighting them vividly. Finally, with lively hatching, he creates a complex interplay of shading.

Vicentino Michetti was a famous Abruzzese sculptor born in Calascio in 1909 and died in Pescara in 1997. He trained in what was a veritable cultural circle in Pescara in the 1930s and 1940s, especially through a close collaboration with Giuseppe Tontodonati. In 1995, Michetti made a significant donation to the Municipality of Pescara, which has found a permanent home at the Aurum.

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