Research Report 2022–2024

From the Caribbean to Rome: Studies on Francesco Cadet

Lothar Sickel

Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection — Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection

Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection

Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection — Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection

Francesco Cadet, Coriolanus persuaded by his family to spare Rome, Private Collection

Until his death in January 1830, Francesco Cadet worked as a painter and restorer in Rome for more than five decades. His name is only mentioned in passing in the literature. This study reconstructs not only an artist’s biography but also a rare facet of the social history of Roman culture.