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Art Herstory offers two note cards that reproduce work by The Rocu Tree (left) and Capers, Gorse & Beetle (right)

https://t.co/YXdm34vONN

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2023-04-04

With her drawings broke the scientific molds of the time. In 1705 she published her masterpiece Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, which greatly impressed who drew on Merian's observations for some of his Systema Naturae texts.

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2023-02-14

concluded that produced a ‘wilful falsehood’

Many of her critics were quick to say what they perceived as wrong (this bird-killing spider was in fact true) rather than focus on all the scientific value & pure wonder.

🧵pt7

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2022-12-11

This bird eating tarantula in particular annoyed as he notes that they’re ‘always in holes in the earth….it certainly never catches birds or the pict of the bird represented, nor do I believe that of course touch any food except insects’ 🧵pt6

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2022-12-11

Branch of Seville orange with a Rothschildia moth, 1702-3, by (German, 1647–1717). Held by the , https://t.co/OSqftNnUEc

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2022-08-17

Take a look on the BBC website for a marvelous 4-minute animation of the remarkable life of 17th century artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian.

https://t.co/FSSy0JiSBQ

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2022-08-09

Learn about Merian in these guest posts:

- Artistic Entomology, by Kay Etheridge, https://t.co/4ooGfecco4…

- The Protofeminist Insects of Giovanna Garzoni & by
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2022-04-03

A woman ahead of her time: born on 2 April 1647, was one of the first to closely observe and record the process of Her approach was only made popular by Linnaeus more than half a century later.
https://t.co/1hlUkcz0Zk

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2022-04-03

As of December 2019, a painting by & Menelaus Blue Morpho Butterfly, 1702–03, held by the —is included in the as one of 100 Dutch/Flemish masterpieces (as voted on by curator-members).

https://t.co/Fqe4YOJS4S

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2022-04-03

Few artists do like In 1699 Merian traveled with her daughter to Suriname, a Dutch territory in South America, to paint its flora and fauna. Learn more about this trailblazing artist:
https://t.co/EWly1ksXEa

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2022-04-02

pioneering naturalist, botanist, entomologist & scientific illustrator died in 1717. Fascinated by how caterpillars metamorphosed into butterflies & moths, she created detailed illustrations depicting the life cycles of insects & their food plants.🦋🐛🌼

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2022-01-14

A blue honey creeper on a thistle, copulating snails below, n.d., by (German, 1647–1717), who died (Jan 13). Held by , https://t.co/Q0vtScQt3O

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2022-01-13

Maria Sibylla Merian, A Green Plover, 17th-18th century https://t.co/aroZiI49sb

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2021-08-25

Read more about Merian in Kay Etheridge’s post Curiosity and the Caterpillar: Maria Sibylla Merian’s Artistic Entomology, https://t.co/Mb4Btt7iqb. Kay's recent book The Flowering of Ecology: Caterpillar Book is published by .

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2021-05-19

Three cheers for And for 2 new note cards: The Rocu Tree (held at ); & Study of Capers, Gorse, & a Beetle (held at ). Learn more at Art Herstory's new resource page: https://t.co/ccGu7aUR83 https://t.co/NahQkFioEY

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2021-02-12

It's the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#WomenInScience)! 🧪 Using her keen observational and artistic skills, revolutionized both botany and zoology. From early childhood, she drew the insects and plants around her. https://t.co/FCA9UazJoC

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