Matthäus MerianSchweiz, Deutschland, 1593–1650Dorp bij nacht
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Amsterdam, Niederlande
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- Quelle
- Das Museum
Angaben
- Inventarnummer
- RP-P-OB-53.352
Was es zeigt
Im Katalog
Quellen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Bild: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Im Leben von Matthäus Merian
Das ganze Leben1616
Moves to Oppenheim
In 1616 he moves to Oppenheim in Germany, where he works for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, son of the renowned engraver and traveler Theodor de Bry.
1617
Marries Maria Magdalena de Bry
He marries Maria Magdalena de Bry, the publisher’s daughter, and for a time is associated with the de Bry publishing house.
1620
Fire at Oppenheim and the return to Basel
When Oppenheim is destroyed by fire during the Spanish occupation, the family moves back to Basel.
1623
Takes over his father-in-law’s publishing house
After de Bry’s death he takes over his father-in-law’s publishing house. He took over and completed the later parts and editions of the Grand Voyages and Petits Voyages, originally started by de Bry in 1590, including the volumes India Orientalis and America Occidentalis.
1623
Moves to Frankfurt
Three years after moving back to Basel the family returns to Germany, this time to Frankfurt, where Merian will spend most of his working life.
1626
Becomes a citizen of Frankfurt
He becomes a citizen of Frankfurt and can henceforth work as an independent publisher.
![[Landschaft mit Jänger und Hunden; Landscape with Sportsman and Dogs; Le chasseur], Rembrandt, 1648](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-v3-4661/max/000001.jpg)
