Michele Marieschi (around 1694-1743), Venetian vedute painter, whose views, as opposed to the works of his contemporaries Canaletto and Bellotto, were always marked by a distinct theatrical nature and sometimes enriched with imaginary, scenographic architectural studies in the style of Piranesis. His main work was probably a collection of eighteen etchings with views of Venetian sights published in 1741 (Magnificentiores selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum prospectus).