Portretten van burgemeesters van Zürich

About this artwork

height 245 mm x width 162 mm

Art Historical Context

This engraving, created by the Swiss artist Johannes Meyer II in 1696, presents a series of portraits depicting the burgomasters (mayors) of Zürich. Measuring just 245 by 162 millimeters, the compact print captures civic leaders in formal attire, reflecting the importance of municipal governance in the Swiss city-state during the late seventeenth century. As an engraving, the work the precision of incised on metal plates, technique prized for its ability to produce multiple impressions and widely distribute images of notable figures. In the Baroque era, such portrait collections served both c...