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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.
#Efeméride La naturalista, exploradora y pintora Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) nació un 2 de abril.
Se la considera como una de las más importantes precursoras de entomología moderna.
(Imagen: @pelopanton)
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#OTD in 1647, Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt. She was one of the first naturalists to observe the life cycle of insects. Merian is also known for her beautiful scientific illustrations.
Happy birthday Maria Merian born #OTD in 1647. Artist, entomologist &, #HERper. Her #book on insects of Surinam is one of our favourites & we often feature it in our tweets. More in our blog: https://t.co/3BBIt38C1I #SciArt #EntHist #WomenInSTEM
Some pretty vignettes from 'De Europische insecten' by Maria Sibylla Merian, who was born #OnThisDay in 1647
I've just had the most pleasurable and relaxing few minutes flicking through this on @BioDivLibrary and I recommend you do the same!
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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).
The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross, Jacob Jordaens, c. 1645-1647 https://t.co/rqNzmNetlP #museumarchive #clevelandart
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647- 1717) es considerada una de las más importantes iniciadoras de la entomología moderna gracias a sus detalladas observaciones y descripciones, con ilustraciones propias, de la metamorfosis de las mariposas. #MujeresHCyA
@17thCenturyLady Foul Fiends & Malcontents: John Wildman- serial revolutionary. Leading Leveller at Putney(1647), anti-Cromwellian plotter(1655), Rye House plotter (1683), involved in the Glorious Revolution 1688/9. Knighted & made Postmaster General by William III - sellout😉! #StuartsSaturday
Landscape with Diogenes, (1647) by Nicolas Poussin
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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a scientist who also drew these said “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 (1647-1717) was one of the first scientists to depict the life cycles of insects and the plants on which they feed. "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium" is based on her studies and artworks made in Surinam ➡️ https://t.co/pS7Rt6btTe #WomenInScienceDay
The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner, Jacob Jordaens, c. 1645-1647 https://t.co/rR24p5BqvT #cmaopenaccess #cmadrawings
Born #OnThisDay in 1584: #FrederickHenryofNassau (1584-1647), Prince of Orange, stadholder of Holland etc in the Dutch Republic
Portrait after Anthony #VanDyck (1599-1641), 1625-75
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The only one of his landscapes set at night, Landscape with the Rest on the Flight to Egypt is a Biblical scene depicting Joseph and his family fleeing King Herod. 🏛 @DulwichGallery #exhibition Rembrandt van Rijn, 1647 @NGIreland collection 📖📲 https://t.co/EI4xHClRBm
Sebastiaen Vrancx, 22 January 1573 – 19 May 1647, Flemish Baroque painter, Assault on a convoy
Sebastiaen Vrancx, 22 January 1573 – 19 May 1647, Flemish Baroque painter, An Allegory of Winter