Maria Sibylla Merian was a artist-scientist in the 17th Century, and a new illustrated biography for young readers is now available via ! Learn more on the blog: https://t.co/JhWKgvcXwo

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Shuri
Black Hammer: Age of Doom
Lucifer
Thor
Hit-Girl
Colossal Conan the Cimmerian HC
Venom Annual
Marvel Zombie

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The Anunnaki Ishtar or Inanna (sumerian name) was taken to the underworld and had to be rescued by her father Enki according to Sumerian legend.
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman.

A wonderful story about a strong, talented woman. This beautifully illustrated book should be in every library.

ESSENTIAL
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Way back in 1699 German naturalist Maria Merian, age 52, sailed to South America, to study insects and other wildlife for two years (as you do). Here is some of what she saw https://t.co/Y8CjGo8LMu

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Finally reading my book of Sumerian personal names I bought like... a year ago. To finally give everyone NAMES

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A great example is Maria Sibylla Merian, the 17th c German illustrator, who was a pioneer in scientific accuracy, showing many stages of life of various species in her work.

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In 1679 naturalist & illustrator Maria Merian published "The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars", the first work looking at animal-plant relationships, making her the first ecologist. She was also the first to record insect metamorphosis. https://t.co/N1sbpNvPUU

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Conan the Cimmerian 2013. Coloured by Ian Sokoliwski https://t.co/fMejXwvpn7

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Channeling Buscema's savage conqueror...

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From Maria Merian's watercolours to miniature bottles of cherry brandy. Intricately decorated Chinese vases to Fabergé's wild cherries. There are plenty of examples of cherries in the Royal Collection for

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Half time oranges any one?? Nope not us either! We are in the mood for pineapple! Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) Free to read via https://t.co/EnQNogCsH6

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Sumerian Blood: Gilgamesh against the Gods - New on Steam: https://t.co/WdezEGeKCy

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Not everyone loves cockroaches with their pineapple but this image from Maria Sibylla Merian's 1705 'Insects of Surinam' is still our fave for https://t.co/oaLtUvZ9NH 🍍🍍🍍 Find our copy with sooooo many great plates scanned in

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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator

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Beautiful from "D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer" for This 1705 work by Rumpf details the marine life of Amboina (Ambon) in what is now eastern Indonesia & features by Maria Sybilla Merian. In via : https://t.co/iB5ie7ZIIv

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June 24 is and here is one of my favourite objects brought to life: 'Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium' by Maria Sibylla Merian

Credit for gif: Richard Naples via competition 2014, using source material from

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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Gilgamesh and the Dream of Endiku Original Painting Epic Poem from Ancient Mesopotamia Sumerian Art History Sumeria Uruk Humbaba Mythology https://t.co/yWgmON4cH0

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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) Naturalist, Entymologist and Botanical Illustrator

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Ereshkigal (Irkalla)
Queen of the Underworld
Goddess of Kur, the land of the dead or underworld (hell) in Sumerian mythology.
Granddaughter of Enlil, daughter of Sin (Nanna) god of the moon, sister of Inana (Ishtar) & Utu (Shamash) god of the sun, & wife of Nergal.

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