Antonio Marini (Venice 1668-1725)
PROPERTY OF THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, DEACCESSIONED TO BENEFIT ART PURCHASES AT THE AGO
Antonio Marini (Venice 1668-1725)

A shipwreck off a rocky coast with survivors on the shore, a fortified town beyond; and A shipwreck off a rocky coast with survivors on the shore

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Antonio Marini (Venice 1668-1725)
A shipwreck off a rocky coast with survivors on the shore, a fortified town beyond; and A shipwreck off a rocky coast with survivors on the shore
oil on canvas
each 32 3/8 x 56 ½ in. (82.3 x 143.5 cm.)
(2)a pair
Provenance
with Herrn Goldmann, as Salvatore Rosa, where probably acquired in 1826 by
Johann I. von Liechtenstein, and by descent to
Liechtenstein collection, Fürstlich Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie, Vienna (inv. nos. 1473 and 1491, as Salvator Rosa), and Schloss Feldsberg, Valtice, Czech Republic (inv. no. of the second picture 1224), where acquired in September 1955 by
with Galerie Sanct Lucas.
with Julius Böhler, Munich.
Walter C. Laidlaw, and by inheritance to the following.
Private collection, from whom purchased in 1962 by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Literature
(Probably) G. F. Waagen, Die vornehmsten Kunstdenkmaler von Wien, Vienna, 1866, I, p. 286, as 'Salvator Rosa'.
(Probably) W. Bode, Die Fürstlich Liechtenstein'sche Galerie in Wien, Vienna, 1896, p. 80, as 'Marco Ricci'.
M. Milkovich, Sebastiano and Marco Ricci in America, exhibition catalogue, Lexington, 1966, pp. 48, 52, nos. 73, 74 as 'Marco Ricci'.
G.M. Pilo, 'Sebastiano and Marco Ricci in America', Arte Veneta, XX, 1966, p. 305, as 'Marco Ricci'.
Art Gallery of Ontario: Handbook, Ontario, 1974, p. 55, as Marco Ricci.
E. Martini, La pittura del Settecento veneto, Udine, 1982, p. 493, fig. 92.
L. Moretti, 'Risarcimento di Antonio Marini', Scritti di storia dell'arte in onore di Federico Zeri, Milan, 1984, II, p. 797.
L. Muti and D. de Sarno Prignano, Antonio Marini: Pittore (1668-1725): Catalogo generale, Rimini, 1991, pp. 228-230, nos. 68, 69, pls. XXIII, XXIV.
M.S. Proni, Antonio Maria Marini: L'opera completa, Naples, 1992, pp. 130, 132, 133, nos. 2.7.a, 2.7.b.
Exhibited
Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery, Of Ships and the Sea, 1 November-1 December 1963, nos. 9, 10, as 'Marco Ricci (attributed)'.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, The Arts of Italy in Toronto Collections 1300-1800, 19 December 1981-14 February 1982, nos. 104, 105, as 'Marco Ricci'.
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Vital Signs: A Look at How Art Communicates, 25 October-14 December 1986.

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