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Maria Sibylla Merian, the 17th century naturalist who discovered the life cycle of butterflies and insects and painted them in breathtakingly accurate watercolors, braving the jungles of Africa with her daughter to greatly advance the science of entomology https://t.co/CTA3dMSLd2

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2020-05-21

Jacob Marrel (1613-1681) and Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). Stepfather and daughter. Jacob (left) was a Dutch flower artist who taught Maria (right) how to paint. He was good. She was outstanding, a pioneering naturalist and traveller, who specialised in insects.

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2020-05-07

We think these 300+ year-old yellow plants & fuzzy insects by will do nicely for Can you guess the theme? Comment!

Inviting , , and to join our game. 📞📞📞

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2020-05-02

3/3 Agneta Block was a patron of naturalist/artist Maria Sibylla Merian, who recorded this pineapple w/ exciting cockroaches in her Insects of Surinam, 1705.

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2020-04-22

Agnes Block died this day in 1704. A horticulturist and painter herself, she made her Vijverhof estate a residence for other botanical artists such as Johanna Helena Herolts-Graff, Maria Sibylla Merian, Maria Moninckx, and Alida Withoos.

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2020-04-20

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Insects de Surinam, 1726

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
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2020-04-19

This exhibit features some of our most beautifully illustrated rare books, such as Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

https://t.co/cpCeke7O85

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2020-04-18

Another character art I did
Sibylla from the visual novel we are developing. Check out for more.

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2020-04-11

Day 10 of 'Food & drink'

's 1705 copy of ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ by Maria Sibylla Merian illustrates the life cycle of insects and includes the plants that would be a source of food to the species. Her favourite was the pineapple.

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2020-04-10

Chinese vase, spectacular. Flowers, even more spectacular. As recorded by Maria Sibylla Merian, artist & naturalist. It's her beautiful day.

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2020-04-02

Farmer's peony with narcissus, as studied by Johanna Helena Herolt, daughter of Maria Sibylla Merian. Ran in the family, this natural talent!

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2020-04-02

2/2 Pineapple & cockroaches, from The Insects of Suriname, 1719 edition. Brought to you by traveler, naturalist, & artist Maria Sibylla Merian.

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2020-04-02

April 2, 1647: German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian is born.

Merian's work exhibited an extremely impressive degree of scientific accuracy and detail. She brought a new standard of precision to scientific illustration.

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2020-04-03

Maria Sibylla Merian (April 2, 1647- January 13, 1717, German) -Banana, Caligo and Lizard, 1705. Rose with Gracillariidae, Larva and Pupa, 1679.

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2020-04-03

Born today in 1647, botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian took an early interest in She retained indigenous names for the not-yet-described species she found in Suriname and performed controlled laboratory experiments to investigate caterpillars' plant preferences.

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2020-04-03

Engravings from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by naturalist and scientific illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian.

Merian was born 1647. Further details about her remarkable life: https://t.co/dvqS0lc41j

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2020-04-02

2/2 Life cycle of the Menelaus Blue Morpho butterfly, beautifully documented by Maria Sibylla Merian for her book on the insects of Surinam. Today is her birthday.

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2020-04-02

Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth, by Maria Sibylla Merian — who was born in 1647.

From her pioneering Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), first published in 1705.

See more prints by her in our online prints shop: https://t.co/ASX37Nx31n

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2020-04-02