Maria Sibylla Merian
2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717
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A portrait-mode rectangular watercolor drawing of strawberry, currant, and gooseberry plants, including leaves and fruits.
Strawberries, currants, and gooseberries, n.d., by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German, 1647–1717), who was born #otd, Apr 2. Held by the Albertina, sammlungenonline.albertina.at/objects/1041... #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #artherstory
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Maria Sibylla Merian
2 april 1647 – 13 januari 1717
'Gewoon onder ons, ze is de grootste vrouw die ooit heeft geleefd. Vergeet Catharina de Grote, Maria Sybilla Merian is de echte heldin aller tijden.' Redmond O'Hanlon
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Maria Sibylla Merian
2 april 1647 – 13 januari 1717
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A watercolor and bodycolor drawing of the life cycle of a frog. At bottom left is a green frog depicted from the side, facing the left edge of the artwork, mouth open to capture and eat a bug. Also depicted are freshly laid frog eggs, then moving up the page, the development by stages from tadpole into frog. Across the middle of the artwork is a vine-y blue flower. Above the plant are a small frog, a frog depicted head-on and slightly from above (which almost looks more like a crab than a frog), and a medium sized grayish frog depicted from the side, facing the left edge of the painting.
Metamorphosis of a Frog and Blue Flower, c. 1701–1705, attr to #MariaSibyllaMerian, (German-born, 1647-1717). Held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, collections.artsmia.org/art/10445/me... #WorldFrogDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
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Moth from Maria Sybilla Merian’s ‘Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium.’ Amsterdam: Gerard Valck, 1705.
I saw this at the Natural History Museum in London @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social.
#MariaSibyllaMerian #naturalhistory #insectart #sciart
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Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian
(2/3) What are Merian elements?
🧬 The chromosomes of most butterflies and moths can be traced back to 32 ancestral building blocks that have remained largely intact for over 250 million years: the Merian elements.
They’re named after the 17th-century naturalist and artist #MariaSibyllaMerian 🦋
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Celebrating women and girls in science - past and present - whose curiosity drives discovery and understanding.
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A watercolor study of an almost globular pink rose from the side, on its stem, with leaves. On a separate sprig on the same branch is a rosebud, also shown from the side. There is a line of handwriting in German at the top right, and five lines of handwriting in German at the lower left, which include the artist's signature, and the date.
Watercolor Study of a #Rose, 1675, by #MariaSibyllaMerian, (German-born, 1647-1717). Held by the Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #RoseDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
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According to the object page on the BM website, “This attractive but very stylized watercolor of a duck does not match any known species.” The bird stands sideways, facing the left edge of the painting. It has a forest-green head, white breast, and a green back, with tannish feathers on the underside of the tail. Its wings are green with a little bit of white accent. It has a yellow bill and yellow-orangish feet.
Male duck in profile to left, from an album entitled 'Merian's Drawings of Surinam Insects &c', c. 1701-05, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German-born, 1647-1717), who died #otd, Jan 13. Held by the British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #hernaturalhistory #artherstory #womenartists
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A watercolor drawing of a green plover, standing sideways with its breast facing the left edge of the page, its head turned at 180 degrees to look toward the right edge of the page.
A Green Plover, C17th-18th, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (1647–1717). Held by Harvard Art Museums, harvardartmuseums.org/collections/...
#artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #NationalBirdDay (US)
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🇬🇧Hey everyone,I'm so happy to finally share with you that #LundHumphries invited me again to write a new review on the new titles of their beautiful series #IlluminatingWomenArtists. This time about #JosefaDeÓbidos and #MariaSibyllaMerian. I hope you enjoy the reading!
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Have you booked your #Lifecycles workshop with #MariaSibyllaMerian for #BritishScienceWeek #BSW2026 yet? She used her skills as an artist to investigate #metamorphosis, traveling to Suriname in 1699. A truly remarkable lady!
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A photo of various objects featuring elements of a botanical drawing by Maria Sibylla Merian. In the center is a squarish notebook with a goldfinch pecking at a plant bud. On either side is a book mark and a pen/stylus. At top left is a recyclable tote with a red poppy. At top right is an umbrella with a light brown handle. At bottom is an eyeglass case, where again the bird features prominently.
Also - there's a new line of glorious #MariaSibyllaMerian merch!! These items - and more - are from Art Is NYC's new Merian line in the Woman Artists Collection.
See the full line at:
www.artisnyc.org/mariasybilla...
Museum store buyers, take note!
#hernaturalhistory
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There is a fabulous new book about the artist:
Maria Sibylla Merian
By Catherine Powell-Warren
UK/ROW, @lhartbooks.bsky.social:
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US/North America, Getty Publications:
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#newbooksaboutwomenartists #MariaSibyllaMerian
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I can't make it to the program but absolutely want the book.
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A photo of a stack of 6 notecard wallets, with spines facing the viewer. At the top is visible from an oblique angle Judith Leyster's young self-portrait. The spines have white text reversed out of a hot-pink background. They display the name of the featured artist, the Art Herstory pictorial logo, and the info that there are 8 blank note cards and envelopes in each wallet.
Did you know that Art Herstory now offers artist-centric Note Card Wallets?
Read all about it at artherstory.net/art-herstory...
#SofonisbaAnguissola #ArtemisiaGentileschi #MariaSibyllaMerian #JudithLeyster #ClaraPeeters #RachelRuysch #womenartists
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A vertically rectangular print depicting a watermelon on a vine, on which sits a moth. A caterpillar crawls on the upper side of the watermelon rind. Some kind of egg sits near the top of the fruit, close to where it attaches to the vine. Elsewhere on the vine are two yellow flowers. A long lengthwise section - maybe a fifth to a quarter of the melon - is cut out to expose the pinkish fruit, black seeds, and white edges of rind.
Anguria citrullus (former scientific name for #watermelon), 1709, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German, 1647–1717), engraved by Pieter Sluiter. Held by MA Horticultural Society Lib; source, Digital Commonwealth, www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commo... #NationalWatermelonDay #womenartists #artherstory
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This #MariaSibyllaMerian note card is also available at the Art Herstory online store: artherstory.net/product/mari...
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Women and the Art of Flower Painting
by Ariane van Suchtelen, Mauritshuis
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#RachelRuysch #MariaSibyllaMerian #AlidaWithoos #ClaraPeeters #MichaelinaWautier #GeertjeWyntges #MariaVanOosterwijck
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Fijne film: #Metamorfose. Over leven en werk van natuuronderzoekster #MariaSibyllaMerian die minutieus insecten tekende en gefascineerd was door de metamorfose van rups -> vlinder. Deze film maakt o.a. ondubbelzinnig duidelijk hoeveel moeite een rups zich getroost om zo'n mooie vlinder te worden. 🦋
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A photo of the Smithsonian museum store display of products that reproduce art by Maria Sibylla Merian, as well as some books about the artist.
Today, the 378th anniversary of the birth of the artist, is the perfect day to announce -
Smithsonian’s Natural History and American History museum stores carry products that reproduce art by #MariaSibyllaMerian!
Read about it here:
artherstory.net/smithsonian-...
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A drawing in watercolor of three red and white striped tulips, 2 viewed from the side, and one with a view from just about above.
Three tulips, 1670-75, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German, 1647–1717), who was born #otd, Apr 2. Held by the Teylers Museum, teylers.adlibhosting.com/ais6/Details... #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #artherstory
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Born on this day in 1647, Maria Sibylla Merian revolutionized the study of insects and plants. Discover stunning reproductions of her work and bring natural history into your home: dutchmuseumgiftshop....
#MariaSibyllaMerian #WomenInScience #BotanicalArt #MuseumShop #NatureInspired
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A watercolor drawing of the lifecycle - pupa, caterpillar and butterfly depicted from the top and from the side - of Caligo teucer with a plantain plant. There is a little blue lizard on the plantain stem.
Plantain & Teucer owl butterfly, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German-born, 1647-1717). On view in the Arader Galleries exhibition “In Search of Mrs: Women & the Radical Art of Science,” aradernyc.com/pages/in-sea... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #NationalLearnAboutButterfliesDay
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So far the series covers #LuisaRoldán #ArtemisiaGentileschi #RosalbaCarriera #ElisabettaSirani #LouiseMoillon #SofonisbaAnguissola #GesinaTerBorch...
And will soon include #ClaraPeeters & #EufrasiaBurlamacchi, (publishing 11 March) followed later in 2025 by #JosefaDeÓbidos & #MariaSibyllaMerian!
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A photo of various objects featuring elements of a botanical drawing by Maria Sibylla Merian. In the center is a squarish notebook with a goldfinch pecking at a plant bud. On either side is a book mark and a pen/stylus. At top left is a recyclable tote with a red poppy. At top right is an umbrella with a light brown handle. At bottom is an eyeglass case, where again the bird features prominently.
Look at the glorious #MariaSibyllaMerian merch!! These items - and more - are from Art Is NYC's new Merian line in the Woman Artists Collection. 5% of proceeds are donated to women in need!
See the full line at:
www.artisnyc.org/woman-artist...
#womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
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The label for a 6-card note card set. The label includes thumbnails of the botanical and or still life art on the front cover of each card, as well as branding information such as the Art Herstory logo and website address, and social media icons.
#InternationalFlowerDay is a good day to highlight #ArtHerstory's newest 6-pack sampler:
Floral & Botanical Art 4
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The 6 different card designs reproduce artworks by #AlidaWithoos #AnneVallayerCoster #MariaSibyllaMerian #RachelRuysch #AnnaRuysch & #ClaraPeeters
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A watercolor drawing of a single red-and-white tulip on its stem, with a leaf at the viewer's left. There is a sprig of myrtle to each side of the flower. Under each sprig sits a brown-and-white seashell with a flared opening and a spiral at one end.
Tulip, 2 Branches of Myrtle and 2 Shells, 1657-1717, attr to #MariaSibyllaMerian (German-born, 1647-1717), who died #otd, Jan 13. Held at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectio...
Visit #ArtHerstory’s resource page for the artist: artherstory.net/maria-sibyll... #womenartists
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