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Engravings from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by naturalist and scientific illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian.
Merian was born #OTD 1647. Further details about her remarkable life: https://t.co/dvqS0lc41j
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Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth, by Maria Sibylla Merian — who was born #onthisday in 1647.
From her pioneering Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), first published in 1705.
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Born on this day 1647, naturalist & artist Maria Sibylla Merian. Here, Teucer Owl Butterfly & Rainbow Whiptail Lizard among the bananas, from her book The Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname, 1705.
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2 avril 1647: naissance de Maria Sibylla Merian, naturaliste et peintre.
Observe, entre autres, la métamorphose des papillons.
➡️Maria, par Jacobus Houbraken
➡️Gravure sur cuivre coloriée à la main, 1705. De Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, planche XX (Thysania agrippina).
Born #OnThisDay in 1737: Scottish painter and engraver #DavidMartin (1737-97)
Portrait of Lord Chief Justice William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-93), 1777
#ScottishArt #BritishArt #Georgian
Gilles Demarteau.1722-1776. Academic Study after Charles-André van Loo.1705-1765.
My book 'The Perfection of Military Discipline: The Plug Bayonet and the English Army 1660-1705 is available to buy https://t.co/GN6EMtdBIn
8 mars 1702 : Anne (1665-1714), reine d'Angleterre, d'Écosse et Irlande (8 mars 1702-1 mai 1707).
Nièce du roi Charles II. Amie avec Sarah Churchill, épouse du duc de Marlborough.
➡️La reine Anne, par M.Dahl, 1705
➡️Anne, princesse de Danemark, par Wissing et van der Vaardt, 1685
¿Te apasiona Maria Sibylla Merian? Ya sabes que puedes ver al completo ‘Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium’ (1705) en acceso abierto. https://t.co/8XVOUIG0cc
🦋 Maria Sibylla Merian’s “Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium” (1705). Both gorgeous and groundbreaking, Merian’s volume was the first to document insect lifecycles: https://t.co/IJCNaJq9oq #SmithsonianOpenAccess
Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 12 from ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ (1705)
(Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt) #illustration #biology #botanical
Charles André van Loo, dit Carle van Loo, né le 15 février 1705 à Nice. @dfweb75
Ne ratez surtout pas l’exposition Luca Giordano (1634-1705), le triomphe de la peinture napolitaine, au Petit Palais (jusqu’au 23 février). Près de 90 œuvres réunies pour cette première rétrospective en France consacrée à ce peintre.
Une très belle découverte. 😍