Matthäus MerianSwiss, German, 1593–1650Lente
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Lente” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1907-1949
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Matthäus Merian
The whole life1620
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.
