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Maria Sibylla Merian: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Anna Maria Sibylla
Born April 2, 1647 • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
Died January 13, 1717 (aged 69) • Amsterdam • Netherlands
Notable Works “Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumen-nahrung” • “Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium”
Notable Family Members father Matthäus Merian the Elder

Photos

Merian, Maria Sibylla
Botanical illustration by Anna Maria Sibylla Merian showing a sweet cherry branch with red fruit, a caterpillar, a chrysalis, a butterfly, and a silken cocoon on leaves.
pineapple with cockroaches; Merian, Maria Sibylla
Surinam caiman; Merian, Maria Sibylla
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Lucas Cranach, the Elder
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Rudolf Bauer
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Franz Marc
German artist
German artist Max Ernst stands indoors in a casual jacket with one hand on his hip, looking toward the camera, circa 1955 in France.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Still Life with Jug and African Bowl
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