Early Modern
Early Modern
Conrad Meyer
A Life in Line and Light Born in Zurich on 3 October 1618, Conrad Meyer entered a world where art was a family trade. His father, Dietrich Meyer the Elder, provided his first lessons in painting and engraving, establishing a foundation of technical discipline that would define his career. This early training was not confined to the walls of a single studio; between 1638 and 1642, Meyer moved through Bern and Solothurn before reaching Germany. In Frankfurt, he sought the company of Matthäus Merian the Elder, an encounter that likely expanded his understanding of the printed image. His life was…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Conrad Meyer's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.