Chrysalis

Description:

Before Darwin, before Audubon, before Gilbert White, there was Merian, an artist turned naturalist, known for her botanical illustrations. This work takes us from golden-age Amsterdam to the Surinam tropics to modern laboratories where Merian's insights fuel a fresh branch of biology.

subjects: Natural history,  Metamorphosis,  Women naturalists,  Insects,  Biography,  History,  Insectes,  Métamorphose,  Naturalists,  Artists,  Artists, germany,  Artists, biography,  Naturalistes,  Biographies,  Artistes,  Femmes naturalistes,  Natural history illustrators,  Botanical artists

People: Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)

Places: Europe,  Germany

Times: 17th century