MARIESCHI, Michele

Italian Painter, 1710-1743 Italian painter and engraver. His first biographers, Orlandi and Guarienti (1753), stated that Marieschi worked in Germany early in his career and then returned to Venice, where he established himself as a painter of 'beautiful views of the Grand Canal, and of churches and palaces'. Yet there is no other evidence for this journey and Marieschi's early training remains problematic. It seems likely that he began his career as a stage designer: his first recorded activity, in 1731, was the preparation, on behalf of the impresario Francesco Tasso ( fl 1725-c. 1740), of the setting for the Venetian celebration of Carnival Thursday in the Piazzetta. He then, influenced by Marco Ricci and Luca Carlevaris, began to paint capriccios and vedute. His early capriccios, such as the pair Capriccio with Classical Ruins and Bridge and Capriccio with Roman Arch and Encampment (mid-1730s; Naples, Mus. Civ. Gaetano Filangieri), are indebted to Ricci, although they lack his solemnity and magnificence. Marieschi's blend of medieval and Classical ruins in a serene Venetian landscape is more picturesque and romantic. Marieschi began to paint vedute having been encouraged by Canaletto's great success with the genre; examples such as the S Maria della Salute (1733-5; Paris, Louvre), the Piazzetta dei Leoni and the Grand Canal at Ca' Pesaro (1734-5; both Munich, Alte Pin.) are distinguished from Canaletto's work by their exaggerated perspective, more atmospheric colour and the spirited handling of the small figures. Two capriccios, the Town on a River with Rapids (London, N.G.) and the Town on a River with Shipping (London, N.G.;.), both charmingly picturesque scenes with watermills and crumbling towers, date from the mid-1730s. Marieschi began to etch in the 1730s,


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MARIESCHI, Michele View of the Rio di Cannareggio gs oil


View of the Rio di Cannareggio gs
Painting ID::  8064
View of the Rio di Cannareggio gs
c. 1740 Oil on canvas, 52 x 85 cm Private collection
c._1740 Oil_on_canvas,_52_x_85_cm Private_collection
   
   
     

MARIESCHI, Michele The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket sg oil


The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket sg
Painting ID::  8065
The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket sg
c. 1740 Oil on canvas, 55 x 82 cm Private collection
c._1740 Oil_on_canvas,_55_x_82_cm Private_collection
   
   
     

MARIESCHI, Michele The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket (detail) sgh oil


The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket (detail) sgh
Painting ID::  8066
The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket (detail) sgh
c. 1740 Oil on canvas Private collection
c._1740 Oil_on_canvas Private_collection
   
   
     

MARIESCHI, Michele The Grand Canal at San Geremia sg oil


The Grand Canal at San Geremia sg
Painting ID::  8067
The Grand Canal at San Geremia sg
Oil on canvas, 54 x 82 cm Private collection
Oil_on_canvas,_54_x_82_cm Private_collection
   
   
     

MARIESCHI, Michele The Grand Canal at San Geremia (detail) sg oil


The Grand Canal at San Geremia (detail) sg
Painting ID::  8068
The Grand Canal at San Geremia (detail) sg
c. 1740 Oil on canvas, 54 x 82 cm Private collection
c._1740 Oil_on_canvas,_54_x_82_cm Private_collection
   
   
     

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     Italian Painter, 1710-1743 Italian painter and engraver. His first biographers, Orlandi and Guarienti (1753), stated that Marieschi worked in Germany early in his career and then returned to Venice, where he established himself as a painter of 'beautiful views of the Grand Canal, and of churches and palaces'. Yet there is no other evidence for this journey and Marieschi's early training remains problematic. It seems likely that he began his career as a stage designer: his first recorded activity, in 1731, was the preparation, on behalf of the impresario Francesco Tasso ( fl 1725-c. 1740), of the setting for the Venetian celebration of Carnival Thursday in the Piazzetta. He then, influenced by Marco Ricci and Luca Carlevaris, began to paint capriccios and vedute. His early capriccios, such as the pair Capriccio with Classical Ruins and Bridge and Capriccio with Roman Arch and Encampment (mid-1730s; Naples, Mus. Civ. Gaetano Filangieri), are indebted to Ricci, although they lack his solemnity and magnificence. Marieschi's blend of medieval and Classical ruins in a serene Venetian landscape is more picturesque and romantic. Marieschi began to paint vedute having been encouraged by Canaletto's great success with the genre; examples such as the S Maria della Salute (1733-5; Paris, Louvre), the Piazzetta dei Leoni and the Grand Canal at Ca' Pesaro (1734-5; both Munich, Alte Pin.) are distinguished from Canaletto's work by their exaggerated perspective, more atmospheric colour and the spirited handling of the small figures. Two capriccios, the Town on a River with Rapids (London, N.G.) and the Town on a River with Shipping (London, N.G.;.), both charmingly picturesque scenes with watermills and crumbling towers, date from the mid-1730s. Marieschi began to etch in the 1730s,

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