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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) ilustradora y pionera de la entomología moderna, nació un 2 de abril de 1647. La especie Catasticta sibyllae lleva su nombre en su honor.

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2023-04-03

Another side of nature's wonders: guava tree w/ army ants, pink-toed tarantulas (yes!!), huntsman spiders, & ruby-topaz hummingbird, v. dead. Wow. By Maria Sibylla Merian, born OTD in 1647.

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2023-04-03

Happy birthday Maria Sibylla Merian. The acclaimed, naturalist, illustrator, engraver, and educator, famous for her published entomology collections most notably of butterflies (and caterpillars), was born today in 1647.

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2023-04-03

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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2023-04-02

Venus del espejo 1647.
Diego Velázquez.
National Gallery of London

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2023-03-10

Hercules Sanders,
A Woman Cleaning Fish, 1647.

(Detroit Institute of Arts)

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2022-09-17

Another side of nature's wonders: guava tree w/ army ants, pink-toed tarantulas (yes!!), huntsman spiders, & ruby-topaz hummingbird, v. dead. Wow. By Maria Sibylla Merian, born OTD in 1647.

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2022-04-03

Butterflies, by Maria Sibylla Merian, artist and naturalist, born in 1647.

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2022-04-02

Pioneering botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian was born in 1647.

Merian is famed for her colourful combination of art and science in her botanical drawings.

Find out more about her life and work: https://t.co/4Ua7VBytda

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2022-04-02

Das wird ein Festjahr für uns: Wir feiern unser 375. Gründungsjubiläum im Jahre 1647. Unter dem Leitgedanken führen wir zahlreiche Veranstaltungen durch. Der Himmel jubelt schon einmal für uns. Feiern Sie mit uns!

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2022-01-03

The first derivBB ~ derivative of my Rebel Kid 1647. Join the ethereGang, DM to commission yours 🖤 RT's are appreciated!

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2021-11-24

So - today's writing prompt - explain this!
Image: 4 year old Girl with Cat and Fish - Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, 1647.

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2021-10-17

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2021-08-20

These beautiful drawings were made by pioneering artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian, who was born in 1647. Pineapple & examples of five insects, & life cycle of two moths, from 'Merian's Drawings of Surinam Insects'. Watercolour & bodycolour on vellum, 1701–05.

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2021-04-03

Blue butterflies by Maria Sybilla Merian, born in 1647. She was one of the Northern European women artists who bridged science and art with her meticulously detailed botanical and zoological drawings.

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2021-04-03

Pioneering artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian was born in 1647.

Dedicated to accurately illustrating the natural world, she was influential in the field of entomology.

Explore Merian’s sophisticated combination of art and science: https://t.co/hLjTKXqrHR

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2021-04-02

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

Maria Sibylla Merian, naturalist and scientific illustrator, was born in 1647. She began to collect insects and raised silkworms as a young girl, and was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly and document metamorphosis.

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