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INSECTS AND FLOWERS/ THE ART OF MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN

MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA

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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was an intrepid artist and scientist who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion f or documenting the natural world in all its glorious, and sometimes ferocious, detail.Between 1699-1701, she travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America to study the area's unique flora and fauna. Many of the drawings and painting she produced on th is trip were published as hand-coloured counter proofs in her Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname (1705).Insects and Flowers is a deligh...[Read more]

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DetailsJ. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM
2009
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Format: Rústica
ISBN: 9780892369294
Language: INGLÉSCategory: Botany

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