Maria Sibylla Merian
Maria Sibylla Merian was an artist from the Dutch Republic who lived from 1647 to 1717. Solis Prints offers several of her works, including A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa; Caiman and Snake; Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth; Granatapfel (Pomegranate); and Inflorescence of Banana.
Timeline
- 1647Born in Frankfurt am Main; father was the engraver and publisher Matthäus Merian the Elder
- 1665Married painter Johann Andreas Graff in Nuremberg aged 18
- 1679Published first volume of insect studies "Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung" aged 32, documenting caterpillar metamorphosis from direct observation
- 1699Travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname with her daughter Dorothea aged 52, funding the expedition herself
- 1701Returned to Amsterdam after two years in Suriname, having contracted malaria aged 54
- 1705Published "Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium" aged 58, her masterwork documenting Surinamese insects and plants
- 1717Died in Amsterdam aged 69
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Hand-finished archival prints from Maria Sibylla Merian's body of work.
Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Plate CLXIX from Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Poivre d'inde - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Caiman and Snake - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensiam (Banana Plant) - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Plate of a moth (Eumorpha labruscae) that feeds on grape (Vitis vinifera) - Maria Sibylla Merian
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Sources
Editorial draws on the following primary and tertiary references for Maria Sibylla Merian.
- [1] book Peacock, Martha Moffitt;, Heroines, Harpies, and Housewives: Imaging Women of Consequence in the Dutch Golden Age Used for: biography.
- [2] book Martha Moffitt Peacock, Heroines, Harpies, and Housewives _ Imaging Women of Consequence in the Dutch Golden Age Used for: biography.
- [3] book Palmer, Allison Lee, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
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