In 1410, he labored with
Francesco Lola in painting processional standards for the city's reception of the Antipope Alexander V. He painted frescoes and designed windows for the
Basilica San Petronio and the church of
San Giacomo of Bologna. In 1447, he painted in the church of San Giovanni at
Siena the
twelve articles of the Apostles Creed. He also painted a
Pietà between Saints John, Mark, Roch, and Anthony Abbot (1462) and a
Virgin and Child, (1469) found in the Academy of Bologna. The
Gallerie dell'Accademia of Venice has an altar-piece of the
Virgin and Child with Saints and scenes from the life of St Helena. In 1428, he worked in Bologna with
Giovanni da Modena. A
polyptych depicting the
Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist and other Saints (1430-1437) by Michele is present at the Museum of Art of the
University of Missouri in
Columbia. It was painted for the church of
Sant'Elena, Venice. He is also attributed a painted crucifix at the
Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna. It is not clear how this painting relates to the painting Bryan talks about at the Accademia. The early 20th century art historians
Crowe and Cavalcaselle generally dismiss the power of Michele, describing his works in the galleries of Bologna and Venice as
ugly,
injured and
defective. Some assert he differs from
Michele di Matteo da Bergamo. ==References==