Matthäus MerianZwitserland, Duitsland, 1593–1650Lente
Mag men het zien?
Onbekend
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-P-1907-1949
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Intussen, in het leven van Matthäus Merian
Het hele leven1620
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.
maart 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.
