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Matthäus Merian

1593 - 1650

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthäus Merian is the 491st most popular painter (down from 462nd in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 126th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swiss Painter.

Matthäus Merian is most famous for his engravings of insects and plants.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Matthäus Merian ranks 491 out of 2,023. Before him are Jan van Scorel, Giovanni Boldini, Maerten de Vos, Cennino Cennini, Théodore Chassériau, and Maria Prymachenko. After him are Grant Wood, Guo Xi, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Eugène Atget, Arman, and Francisco Pacheco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Matthäus Merian ranks 8. Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Toyotomi Hideyori, George I Rákóczi, and Nicolaes Tulp. After him are Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Balthasar van der Ast, Anthony van Diemen, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, George Herbert, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1650, Matthäus Merian ranks 6. Before him are René Descartes, William II, Prince of Orange, Dorgon, Christoph Scheiner, and Tukaram. After him are Bernhardus Varenius, Hanzade Sultan, Cristóvão Ferreira, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, and Catalina de Erauso.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Matthäus Merian ranks 138 out of 1,015. Before him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867), Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742), Rodolphe Töpffer (1799), Mario Adorf (1930), and Hannes Meyer (1889). After him are Auguste Forel (1848), Rudolf II, Count of Habsburg (1168), Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905), Frank Martin (1890), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), and Judith of Habsburg (1271).

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Among PAINTERS In Switzerland

Among painters born in Switzerland, Matthäus Merian ranks 13. Before him are Félix Vallotton (1865), H. R. Giger (1940), Charles Gleyre (1806), Albert Anker (1831), Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889), and Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702). After him are Théophile Steinlen (1859), Anton Graff (1736), Jost Amman (1539), Eugène Grasset (1845), Bertha Wegmann (1847), and Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767).

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