Matthäus Merian
Italy - Rome, Piazza del Campidoglio, 1646
An original black & white etching
8 ½ x 11 in
21 x 28 cm
21 x 28 cm
ITp2346
Piazza del Campidoglio: Looking from the Cordanata towards the Palazzo Senatorio. Born in Switzerland in 1593, Mathaus Merian studied engraving in Zurich, then travelled throughout France before settling in Frankfurt....
Piazza del Campidoglio: Looking from the Cordanata towards the Palazzo Senatorio.
Born in Switzerland in 1593, Mathaus Merian studied engraving in Zurich, then travelled throughout France before settling in Frankfurt. There he gained a position in the successful publishing house of Johann Theodor de Bry, the leading German engraver of his time, eventually marrying his daughter Maria. Merian became one of the most significant publisher/engravers in Germany during the early 17th century.
Born in Switzerland in 1593, Mathaus Merian studied engraving in Zurich, then travelled throughout France before settling in Frankfurt. There he gained a position in the successful publishing house of Johann Theodor de Bry, the leading German engraver of his time, eventually marrying his daughter Maria. Merian became one of the most significant publisher/engravers in Germany during the early 17th century.
