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Born on this day in 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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2019-04-02

Maria Sibylla Merian born 1647 was a self-taught naturalists and artist who created stunningly detailed illustrations of insects and plants. I was humbled to draw her portrait for the

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2019-04-02

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

Finally, on this part, there are 2 spirits:
1.- Salamander. Salamanders were like... "fire faeeries".
2.- Pabilsag. A scorpion god who lived on Mashu, and now lives inside Kur.

　　　　

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2019-04-01

Part of my bestiary that i forgot to sumbit past week:
And this time, here we have Beelzebub, a god demonized by hebrew people, a demonic version of Baal, an Imp, a demonic vampire, and the sumerian gods Anunnaki.

　　

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2019-04-01

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

"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

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

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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

ギルエル | things to call ur Sumerian sweetheart

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2019-02-12

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

Conan the Cimmerian 2013. Coloured by Ian Sokoliwski https://t.co/R1K4G3VIUf

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2019-01-31