MARIESCHI, Michele
(b. 1710, Venezia, d. 1743, Venezia)

The Grand Canal with the Fishmarket

c. 1740
Oil on canvas, 55 x 82 cm
Private collection

With Canaletto and Guardi, Marieschi was one of the leading exponents of the Venetian veduta, a highly detailed urban landscape that became fashionable with aristocrats, mainly Englishmen, touring Italy in ever-increasing numbers.