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Matthäus Merian

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Also known as Matthias Merian, Matthaus I Merian, Matthew Merian, Vom alten Merian, Matthaus, I Merian, Matthäus Merian the Elder, Matthaeus Merian, Von alten Merian

Swiss-born engraver, publisher (1593–1650)

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  • Dance of the Death
  • Merians Anmüthige Städte-Chronik
  • Merians Anmuthige Stadte-Chronik
  • Iconum Biblicarum

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Gender
Male
Active from
1593
Active to
1650

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Encyclopedic overview

Engraving of Matthäus Merian by Joachim von Sandrart Frankfurt c. 1612; engraving by Matthäus Merian The castle and the town of Regensberg in Topographia Helvetiae, c. 1650 Gustav II Adolf in Polish 'delia' coat, painting by Matthäus Merian, 1632 Alchemical illustration, Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 Discursus XXXI, Epigramma XXXI, from Atalanta Fugiens, 1618 Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.

Biography

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