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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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2021-04-03

2/2 Pineapple & cockroaches, from The Insects of Suriname, 1719 edition. Brought to you by traveler, naturalist, & artist Maria Sibylla Merian, born OTD in 1647.

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2021-04-02

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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2021-04-02

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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2021-04-02

🍎 Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium.
Amsterdam: Voor den auteur, als ook by G. Valck,[1705].
https://t.co/OJwxM4DVXT

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2021-03-16

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensiam, Maria Sibylla Merian, 1705. If you like this content please consider following !

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2021-03-05

German-born painter and naturalist Maria Sybilla Merian died 1717. She traveled to Suriname and in her scientific illustrations she documented the butterfly metamorphosis.

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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

Hello!
I'm half Indonesion, half Indian artist from (Suriname) South America!
I mostly draw strong/ cool gals ✌

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2020-11-28

Felt like drawing a cartoony suriname toad. One of my fave animals that's not an invertebrate! 🐸

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2020-11-06

Erupole, a Fire type and its Fire/Poison type evo Bombufo. This line is based on grenades, tadpoles, desert rain frogs, the cane toad, and the suriname toad. To learn more about this line, check out my Instagram!

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2020-10-30

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).

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https://t.co/8bzw7IQTRQ

https://t.co/kV5zrdsBP6

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2020-09-29

Hi I’m Anaïs, a Dutch artist and illustrator with Surinamese and Indian roots. I love painting portraits using earthy toned, minimal colour palettes.

❤️My Instagram: https://t.co/T1sAesBuDQ

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2020-06-27

In 1699, naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian sailed from Amsterdam to Suriname to study the life cycle of tropical insects: https://t.co/BFfM36jY9E. Here’s her watercolor of an Achilles morpho butterfly on a West Indian cherry via

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2020-06-25

In 1699, Maria Sibylla Merion sailed from Amsterdam to Suriname to study the life cycle of tropical insects. Here’s her watercolor of an Achilles morpho butterfly on a West Indian cherry from an exhibition at . theme today:

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2020-06-25

I ❤️ her works - I got this book for my daughter sometime back. Everytime I open it my jaws drop at the drama she created in those images like this “Shoreline Purslane and Suriname Toad”

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2020-06-22

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🎼 I simply remember (a few of) his favorite things & then I don’t feel so sad 🎶

1.Vogelgids voor Suriname, 1940
Jan Joost ter Pelkwijk (1914-42)
https://t.co/Yb60tAByAS
2.Miriam Makeba
https://t.co/BJOO02Sgqe
3.Vlinders & klaprozen, 1889
Vincent van Gogh

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2020-06-09

It been a long time since I used this app. Ahhh meet my most loved daughter: Suriname (need to give her a human name u_u)

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2020-05-28

🦋 Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium.
Amsterdam: Voor den auteur, als ook by G. Valck,[1705].
https://t.co/fifeGO2VNf

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2020-05-06

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