Pietro Michis (August 12, 1836 – November 24, 1903) was an Italian painter, mostly of genre scenes.
In 1851 he began studies at the Brera Academy under Giuseppe Bertini.
He married the painter Maria Cattaneo; they often worked together on canvases.
[3] Among the main works of Michis: in 1887 at Naples, he exhibited Fruit of a Diverse Education, Vigil for Epiphany, and The modern pilgrim; in 1880 at Turin, he exhibited L'estremo vale di Leone X a Raffaello, The astrologer Cornelius Agrippa predicts to Francis I of France that he will be defeated at Pavia, and Il racconto del naufrago; in 1881 at Milan, Le beghine, Interior of Baptistery of Pisa; in 1883, a portrait of marchese Apollinare Rocca Saporiti della Sforzesca, completed by commission of the Count Marcello Rocca Saporiti della Sforzesca; and in 1884 at Turin, Astio antico and Nel cortile.
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