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Francesco Monachesi (Macerata 1817 -) was an Italian painter known for his portraits.His father sent him to study at Rome under Tommaso Minardi but after his parents died he was forced to return to Macerata. There he taught at the Scuole Tecniche di Macerata. He is best known for his pen drawings and portraits including in miniature. At the International Exhibition of Rome he exhibited: La Concezione and the Venus of Medici.