Maria Sibylla Merian鈥檚 鈥楾he Metamorphoses of the Insects of Surinam鈥
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Mar 27, 2025
By 乐播传媒入口 Museum of Art Associate Director Dan Strong
Maria Sibylla Merian
German (1647鈥1717)
The Metamorphoses of the Insects of Surinam, 1705
Hand-colored engraving
Clinton A. Rehling 鈥39 Fund for Art Before 1900 (2017.025)
Following a research trip to South America, Maria Sibylla Merian published her Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium in 1705. She was unusual in her time for being more interested in the insects than the plants upon which they fed. In so doing, she influenced the course of science as well as nature illustration.
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