River Landscape with Apollo and the Cumean Sibyl, 1655

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Meet the stalwart Sibyl Benedict
A main character from Villanesque Complex https://t.co/vY4Wa6ULMe

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How about these biographies of Maria Sibylla Merian as companion books︖ She discovered metamorphosis in the 1600s & was one of the first entomologists & scientific illustrators. She was a female pioneer who broke boundaries in both the arts and sciences.

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Start of the action between HMS Magicienne and La Sibylle, 2 January 1783.
Painting by Robert Dodd, 1784.
NMM, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection (ID: BHC0456)

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Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Delphic Sibyl
-1509, Michelangelo

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Solomon Aecen and Sibyl Timothea ✨

Just wanna share my fanart, sabi keshe ni Sib naunahan na raw siya ng pinsan. Hahaha

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Commission.
Original characters from "Tales of" games - Sibyl and Valo.

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Which of these figures on the Sistine Ceiling is your favorite?

I just released a video about the most impressive figures on the Michelangelo's ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: https://t.co/o7sDFuP6Io

They include 20 nude males, seven prophets, and five sibyls.

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sibyl's idea of winding down after a good breeding seems a bit intense, seems like can handle it though :3

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Capture of La Chiffonne by HMS Sibylle, 19 Augustus 1801.
Print by Thomas Sutherland and Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1824), 1 December 1816.
NMM, Greenwich, London (ID: PAD5651)

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pioneering naturalist, botanist, entomologist & scientific illustrator died in 1717. Fascinated by how caterpillars metamorphosed into butterflies & moths, she created detailed illustrations depicting the life cycles of insects & their food plants.🦋🐛🌼

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From the book : "The Story of the Snow Children" by Sibylle Von Olfers , 1905

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One of 72 engravings based on sketches made during Merian's two years in Surinam, South America. Said Merian, "[The pineapple is] the most outstanding of all edible fruits."

🎨 Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 1, Dissertation in Insect Generations and Metamorphosis in Surinam, 1719

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For today's theme " the colour orange" , here is Sibyl Erythraea by George Jamesone (1589/1590–1644) from . Orange dress and lips to match! How cute is this lamb!
https://t.co/cuHxorsyZY

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A blue honey creeper on a thistle, copulating snails below, n.d., by (German, 1647–1717), who died (Jan 13). Held by , https://t.co/Q0vtScQt3O

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Sibyl, Ariva and 37/"Maria" for this late night addition!

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Jonathan Richardson (12 January 1667 – 28 May 1745) was an English artist,Jonathan Richardson-Self-portrait..
Pellegrino-Tibaldi-Sibyl c1549 drawing

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Sibyls & Oracles as we look to a new year ahead and for the first of 2022. With contributions from Rossetti, Burne-Jones and Waterhouse. Plus some rather Pre-Raphaelite Tarot cards available to purchase online!

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Maria Sibylla Merian. Tulipa purpurea, 1718.

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