Kopiëen naar de Schwalbacher Reise-serie
Medium
etching
Dimensions
122; 165
About this artwork
height 122 mm x width 165 mm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our exhibit featuring *Kopiëen naar de Schbacher Reise-serie*, delicate etching created anonymously after designs by the renowned Matthäus Merian the Elder post-1620. Measuring just 122 mm high by 165 mm wide, this print captures the meticulous style of Merian, a Swiss-German engraver and publisher pivotal to 17th-century European topography. Merian (1593–1650) was a master of the Baroque era's topographic art, producing detailed series of cityscapes, landscapes, and travel vignettes that documented the Holy Roman Empire's diverse regions. The "Schwalbacher Reise-serie" likely draw...