Maria Sibylla MerianA botanist gets a divorce and travels the world

Maria Sibylla Merian was a German Badass Female Artist born on April 2, 1647. Sibylla Merian contributed to the Enlightenment movement, worked in Netherlands, Suriname, and died on January 13, 1717. Get notified when Maria Sibylla Merian's biography is complete:

Charles Darwin

The art of seeing

1809-1882

Ernst Haeckel

The beautiful weirdness of nature

1834-1919

John James Audubon

Friend of the birds

1785-1851

1601 1800

Mary brings home the bacon

Mary Beale

The mysterious death of a young art teacher

Elisabetta Sirani Maria Sibylla Merian

Tiny paintings of presumably normal-sized people

Susan Penelope Rosse

Paint flowers, make money

Rachel Ruysch

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Maria Sibylla MerianA botanist gets a divorce and travels the world

Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar to a Butterfly

Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells

Floral Wreath with Insects

Heron Encircled by a Snake

Black Tegu Lizard

Branch of West Indian Cherry with Achilles Morpho Butterfly

Citron with Monkey Slug Moth and Harlequin Beetle

Branch of Genipapo with Long-Horned Beetle

Tropical White Morning Glory with two beetles

Turk's Cap Lily