Matthäus MerianSwiss, German, 1593–1650December
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
What it shows
RiverWinterRipa: HyemsInvernoRindviehCapricorn, Steinbock (Tierkreiszeichen des Dezember)Der Dezember und seine ArbeitenDezemberRipa: DecembreGeschlachteter Ochse oder geschlachtetes SchweinÖffentliche Wasserstelle, Pumpe oder öffentlicher BrunnenStraßeStädter, StadtbewohnerHandwerksarbeiten mit Holz und Bauholz
In the catalog
Sources
- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Meanwhile, in the life of Matthäus Merian
The whole life1618
Married: Maria Magdalena de Bry
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.
1621
Birth of his son Matthäus
His son Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687) is born; later, around 1640, he becomes his father’s collaborator on the Topographia series. In all, the couple had four daughters and three sons.
March 1621
Son born: Matthäus Merian the younger
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.
