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Wonderful, richly illustrated blogpost by on her recent book publication "The Flowering of Ecology: Maria Sibylla Merian’s Caterpillar Book"
https://t.co/q0Y5YI8SGN

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2021-01-28

Maria Sibylla Merian, Violets and Honeysuckle from Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, published 1717

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2021-01-26

Johanna Herolt (c.1668-1721) fue la hija de nuestra naturalista favorita: Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717).
Algunas de sus obras están co-firmadas por ambas, pero muchas de ellas se atribuyeron erróneamente a su madre. Al igual que Merian, estaba fascinada por la metamorfosis.

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2021-01-18

Today is in the Netherlands! Is there a more glorious than this one: A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, & Red Currants, w/ a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar & Pupa, https://t.co/M87Oor74OL

Pls share your favorite tulips by

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2021-01-16

Maria Sibylla Merian 🎨

From Transformations of the insects of Surinam - 1705

🍃 🦋 🍃 🦋

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2021-01-14

On the occasion today (Jan 13) of the anniversary of Merian's death, we re-publicize the guest post

"The Protofeminist Insects of & by Emma Steinkraus, of :

[https://t.co/mMjgQPzrmV]

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2021-01-14

Pioneering artist Maria Sibylla Merian passed away in 1717. She drew this beautiful picture during her stay in Surinam, after which it was engraved and printed in her book Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium. Enjoy the book here: https://t.co/WJu8KJK6Dn

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2021-01-13

It feels like something bad has happened today but I don’t know what yet because teaching Maria Sibylla Merian with these sources has been really good.

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2021-01-12

An English translation of Maria Sibylla Merian’s 1679 ‘caterpillar’ book, “Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen–Nahrung”. Kay Etheridge analyzes the 1679 caterpillar book from the viewpoint of a biologist. https://t.co/atCIpQ1t2B

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2020-12-19

Maria Sibylla Merian began collecting and studying insects at age 13. Working from live specimens, she depicted the stages of caterpillar metamorphosis. Her illustrations are held by among others https://t.co/g8AvhuovDG

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2020-12-08

Maria Sibylla Merian 🎨

Fruit and Insects, detail
1730 😊

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2020-11-28

“Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.”
- Maria Sibylla Merian

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2020-11-02

Illustrations by Anna Maria Sibylla Merian ( 1647-1717)

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2020-10-15

See also the 's webpage about which includes a 3-minute animated video about the artist's contributions to science: https://t.co/odi1hxPNxr

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2020-10-08

Maria Sibylla Merian 🎨

The New Book of Flowers (1675-1680)

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2020-10-07

German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator—and pioneer—Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717).

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2020-10-02

Rumor has it that 's new book on army includes an illustration from our History of Science Collection, specifically this image from Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

🐜📚🐜

https://t.co/8bzw7IQTRQ

https://t.co/kV5zrdsBP6

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2020-09-29

🖌️ ART ACTIVITY: Life Cycles! Maria Sibylla Merian made pictures of butterflies that were both artistic and scientific. Learn about a life cycle and create art about it!

📋 Joseph Mulder after Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), "The Metamorphoses of the Insects of Surinam," 1705.

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2020-09-23