Maria Sibylla Merian

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In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.

subjects: Natural history illustration,  Flowers in art,  Natural history illustrators,  Plants in art,  Women naturalists,  Naturalists,  Scientists, juvenile literature,  Women, biography,  Germany, juvenile literature,  Natural history,  Flower painting and illustration,  Natural history, juvenile literature

People: Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)