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. He was born in Venice, and was educated in the school of

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. He painted ''The Last Supper'' for the sacristy of at Venice. He also distinguished himself as an engraver and as a writer on art. He was the author of several publications, such as: ''La Carta del Navegar pittoresco'' (1660), a panygeric poem about Venetian painting; ''Le minere della pittura veneziana'' (1664) and ''Le ricche minere della pittura veneziana'' (1674), two city guides of Venice; ''I gioieli pittoreschi. Virtuoso ornamento della città di Vicenza'' (1676), a city guide of

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. Boschini actually earned the most of his income as an art seller, working as an agent for (among others) cardinal

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Descrizione di tutte le pubbliche pitture della Città di Venezia e isole circonvicine o sia Rinnovazione delle Ricche Minere.
by Marco Boschini. Presso Pietro Bassaglia, Venice. 1732. The major Venetian painters for which he has brief biographies in his text, and arranged in general chronologic order, are:

References

* * * Wasmer, Marc-Joachim (2009), Marco Boschini, "Breve Instruzione". Eine stilkritische Einführung in "Le ricche minere della pittura veneziana". Italienisch-Deutsche Edition, 2 Bde., Diss. Universität Bern, 1994, Bern: Selbstverlag. 1613 births 1678 deaths Artists from Venice 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian engravers Italian Baroque painters Italian art historians {{Italy-art-historian-stub