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Maria Sibylla Merian

Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian

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

Metamorphosis of a Caterpillar to a Butterfly

1679

Black Tegu Lizard

1700

Floral Wreath with Insects

1700

Heron Encircled by a Snake

1700

Tulip, two Branches of Myrtle and two Shells

1700

Branch of Genipapo with Long-Horned Beetle

1702-1703

Branch of West Indian Cherry with Achilles Morpho Butterfly

1702-1703

Citron with Monkey Slug Moth and Harlequin Beetle

1702-1703

Tropical White Morning Glory with two beetles

1702-1703

Turk's Cap Lily

1705
Portrait of Ernst Haeckel

Ernst Haeckel

The beautiful weirdness of nature

1834-1919
Portrait of James Nasmyth

James Nasmyth

The inventor of the steam hammer maps the moon

1808-1890
Portrait of Anna Atkins

Anna Atkins

Electric blue: the first photographic book

1799-1871
16011800
The mysterious death of a young art teacher
Elisabetta Sirani
Edwaert Collier Maria Sibylla Merian
Margherita Caffi
Tiny paintings of presumably normal-sized people
Susan Penelope Rosse

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