Michele Giovanni Marieschi Italian, 1710-1743 Venetian Capricci: A Pair Each oil on canvas 14 1/2 x 21 7/8 inches (37 x 55.5 cm) Like his fellow view-painters Antonio Canaletto and Giovanni Paola Panini, Marieschi began his career as a designer of theatrical sets. That training is clearly visible in his early easel paintings, of which these two architectural fantasies are prime examples. Already at this stage of his career, we can see the expressive, textured brushwork that is one of the signatures of his mature style. C
Both glue relined. View with arcade open to the sky: Some inpainted cracks in the sky; scattered touches of restoration there and in the shadows of the architecture. Some bars on the windows reinforced. View of interior courtyard: Scattered touches of restoration in the shadows. Some lines reinforced.
Michele Giovanni Marieschi Italian, 1710-1743 Venetian Capricci: A Pair Each oil on canvas 14 1/2 x 21 7/8 inches (37 x 55.5 cm) Like his fellow view-painters Antonio Canaletto and Giovanni Paola Panini, Marieschi began his career as a designer of theatrical sets. That training is clearly visible in his early easel paintings, of which these two architectural fantasies are prime examples. Already at this stage of his career, we can see the expressive, textured brushwork that is one of the signatures of his mature style. C
Both glue relined. View with arcade open to the sky: Some inpainted cracks in the sky; scattered touches of restoration there and in the shadows of the architecture. Some bars on the windows reinforced. View of interior courtyard: Scattered touches of restoration in the shadows. Some lines reinforced.
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