Self-Portrait, Francesco Paolo Michetti, 1877

Francesco Paolo MichettiItalien, 1851–1929

Self-Portrait

1877 · Drawing · 45.7 × 28.6 cm

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Wo ist „Self-Portrait“ heute? Sammlung: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Derzeit nicht ausgestellt. Geprüft 7. Oktober 2026.

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Unverändert seit: 7. Okt. 2026
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Über das Werk

Francesco Paolo Michetti chose to title this drawing *Scherzo* to reflect the intention behind his self-portrait. To express the idea of a *scherzo*, a sprightly musical composition or movement, Michetti applied his materials in a quick, gestural manner that conjures up the music's darting, skipping rhythms. The brilliance of Michetti's color, particularly the halo of white around his face, also evokes the *scherzo* 's liveliness. During the later 1800s, many artists believed in a concept known as *synesthesia*: that color and sound were so closely related that color could stimulate the sensation of sound and sound could stimulate the sensation of color. At age twenty-six, in the same year that one of his pictures received great public acclaim, Michetti drew multiple self-portraits. His direct gaze, the proud angle of his head, and the bravura handling convey his self-confidence.

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