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And it was Maria Sibylla Merian, a German-born naturalist, who documented Metamorphosis for the first time.
In 1799, she sailed to Suriname from Europe looking for insects - something no ladies were permitted to do back then.The results were a spectacular treasure for Science!

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2019-04-02

Spiders, ants and hummingbird on a branch of a guava - Maria Sibylla Merian, 1705. (Colored copper engraving from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Plate XLIII.)

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2019-03-30

MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl
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Red chalk on paper, pen and ink, 288 x 194 mm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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2019-03-28

"Erucarum ortus" (1718) is a Latin translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 2nd work, "Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung", depicting first-hand observations of insect life cycles & their food plants. See it in via ➡️ https://t.co/iFcktbZ4vt

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2019-03-26

Maria Sibylla Merian’s early 18thc natural history illustrations, she was a major contributor to – particularly with her research on the metamorphosis of butterflies

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2019-03-21

We're excited to announce our project for in collaboration with Sibylle Peters and in July 2019. An interactive Live Art experience which poses questions about the relationship between humans and other animals. https://t.co/uDcSsvBbMf

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2019-03-16

This is my !
I really like her art 💙

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2019-03-15

Artiste à découvrir: Sibylart https://t.co/DOl6JY9URg

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2019-03-14

A closer look at the frontispiece in the 1730 Ed of Maria Sibylla Merian's work on the insects of Suriname: just to the left of the cherub's bum, I've only just noticed a miniature version of the book plus the pineapple from one of the plates growing in a pot!

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2019-03-12

Défi de : je choisis Maria Sibylla Merian, l'une des premières femmes illustratrices dans le domaine de l’histoire naturelle. https://t.co/AO6c5tYhSf

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2019-03-09

Artist & naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian traveled the world and was the first to accurately depict insect metamorphosis.
🦋 A rare black butterfly was recently named after her by our scientist Shinichi Nakahara: https://t.co/NYPJPpWOt7

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2019-03-09

Maria Sibylla Merian's observations of insect metamorphosis changed our understanding of the natural world forever, and her illustrations are as beautiful today as they were 300 years ago.

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2019-03-09

Maria Sibylla Merian, Berthe Hoola van Nooten and Elizabeth Blackwell; three strong women who used their talents as botanical artists to support their families, at a time when women were not expected to be financially independent

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2019-03-08

Meet Sibyl!

Age: 612
Species: Vampire
Occupation: Member of the Crimson Guard

Fun Fact: They were a seer in life AND in death!

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2019-03-05

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Blue-Backed Manakin on a branch of Pear, 1705

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
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2019-02-20

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), Still Life with Pomegranates, Sea Shells and a Beetle. Tempera on parchment

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2019-02-20

This watercolour of a blue-backed manakin on the branch of a pear tree was painted by Maria Sibylla In 1699, she travelled to South America & spent 2 years studying & drawing the exotic flora & fauna. https://t.co/f23yNjYjbw

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2019-02-16

This Day I’d like to celebrate all the wonderful women represented in the library collection, including Anna and Susanna Lister, Elizabeth Gould, Maria Sibylla Merian, Helena Forde and Harriet Morgan, as well as all the inspiring women I work with

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2019-02-11