123 Daniel Meisner (1585–1625) – Maarssen with Slot Zuylen, from Thesaurus Philo-Politicus – Copperplate Engraving – c. 1625
This emblematic city view shows the Dutch town of Maarssen with Slot Zuylen castle, situated on the river Vecht near Utrecht in the Netherlands. The composition integrates a fortified Renaissance manor with allegorical imagery: in the foreground, a hammer descends toward an anvil, illustrating the Latin motto Memento diffidere (“Remember to distrust”). The verse below warns—in both Latin and early modern German—against entangling oneself in reckless commitments, a recurring moral theme in emblem literature. The engraving is plate C.47 from Thesaurus Philo-Politicus, a famous series of emblematic city views by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser.
Daniel Meisner (1585–1625) was a Bohemian-born poet and publisher, best known for Thesaurus Philo-Politicus, a moralizing emblem book that paired idealized European city views with philosophical mottos and didactic verse. His work bridges urban iconography and emblem tradition in early 17th-century central Europe.
Artist or Maker: Daniel Meisner
Dimensions: 15 cm × 20 cm
Medium: Copperplate engraving on laid paper
Date: c. 1625
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