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As of December 2019, a painting by & Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly, 1702–03, held by the —is included in the as one of 100 Dutch/Flemish masterpieces (as voted on by curator-members).

https://t.co/Fqe4YOJS4S

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2022-04-03

Another side of nature's wonders: guava tree w/ army ants, pink-toed tarantulas (yes!!), huntsman spiders, & ruby-topaz hummingbird, v. dead. Wow. By Maria Sibylla Merian, born OTD in 1647.

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Few artists do like In 1699 Merian traveled with her daughter to Suriname, a Dutch territory in South America, to paint its flora and fauna. Learn more about this trailblazing artist:
https://t.co/EWly1ksXEa

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2022-04-02

Butterflies, by Maria Sibylla Merian, artist and naturalist, born in 1647.

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2022-04-02

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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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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Birthday in the park: Maria Sybilla Merian, 1647-1717, German-born Swiss naturalist and scientific illustrator........https://t.co/St2fQLsFPH

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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 day.

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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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Maria Sibylla Merian 🇨🇭 (b. 2.4.1647)
'Branch of Genipapo with Long-Horned Beetle' (1703)
Watercolour
38.4 x 27.7 cm

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German artist and scientific illustrator Anna Maria Sybilla Merian was born in 1647 🇩🇪
She travelled in South America, recording the process of insect metamorphosis. This helped understanding of the process and insect life cycles.

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Pioneering botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian was born in 1647.

Merian is famed for her colourful combination of art and science in her botanical drawings.

Find out more about her life and work: https://t.co/4Ua7VBytda

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➤ Aunque ignorada durante mucho tiempo, es considerada como una de las más importantes iniciadoras de la entomología , gracias a sus detalladas observaciones y descripciones, con ilustraciones propias
➤ “Metamorfosis”, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1705,
©
🧶 /FIN

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Thinking of Maria Sybilla Merian! And the wonderful exhibition now at 'In volle bloei', also including works of art by female artists of the 16th and 17th centuries.

https://t.co/UE2vX2myAO

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2022-03-29

Today, released a lovely interview with the co-publishers and Valerie Merians.

The two talk about Melville House reaching their 20th anniversary and how much the company still has in store!

Read here: https://t.co/CX9DhCxxVJ

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2022-03-29

Sumerian warrior

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Born in 1621: Swiss engraver and portrait painter (1621-87)

Portrait of Anna Margareta Wrangel (1622-73), ca. 1650

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Born in 1621: Swiss engraver and portrait painter (1621-87)

Portrait of Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613-76), 1652

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Born in 1621: Swiss engraver and portrait painter (1621-87)

Portrait of Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613-76), 1662

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Phtumerian descendant- 1 layer and 2 brushes because I don't know what I'm doing

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