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Michele Catti

Michele Catti (1855 - 1914) was active/lived in Italy.  Michele Catti is known for Landscape painting, city scenes with figures.

Michele Catti (5 April 1855 - 4 July 1914) was an Italian artist, considered one of the most important Sicilian landscape painters of the Belle Époque.

Catti was born in Palermo on April 5, 1855 to Andrea Catti and Carmela Riotta. He was the second son in a family of 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

His father, born to Michele Catti and Concetta Natoli of the princely family originally from Patti, belonged to a prominent family of judges and lawyers in the Bourbon administration.He wanted Catti to also start legal studies in Palermo and was therefore sent to his aunt Serafina Di Stefano in Palermo, as the family had relocated to nearby Carini.

Although his father envisioned that he would follow him in his legal career, Catti was not convinced of this choice and abandoned the studies he was enrolled in. Subsequently his father ceased his financial support and broke all communications with his son. Nonetheless, his aunt continued to host and nourish him. His father's cou   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 8645 characters.]  Artist bio

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