Odalisque (1873)
Here is a Turkish-style odalisque (the lowest grade of girl in the harem) by Italian painter Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929). The orientalist subject matter is unusual for the artist who specilaised in outdoor scenes. Michetti originated in the Abruzzo region of Italy and after studying at the Academia in Naples moved to Paris to continue his studies, exhibiting at the 1872 Paris Salon.
Self-portrait
In 1883 he bought an old convent building, back in Abruzzo, as his studio and home and took much of his inspiration from the local people and landscape. He also exhibited in Milan, Naples, Berlin and at the first Venice Bienalle. For the last twenty years of his life he lived as a virtual recluse and stopped exhibiting.
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