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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian

@annamerian.bsky.social

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Fan account of Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, a German-born naturalist and illustrator. 1647-1717 Automated thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 12h

Plate LXXXV, from Erucarum Ortus Alimentum et Paradoxa Metamorphosis (1679-1717) https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/plate-lxxxv-from-erucarum-ortus-alimentum-et-paradoxa-metamorphosis-1679-1717-1717

Plate LXXXV, from Erucarum Ortus Alimentum et Paradoxa Metamorphosis (1679-1717)

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 1d

from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/from-metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensium-1705

from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 2d

A Green Plover https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/295433

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 4d

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensiam https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensiam-1705

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensiam

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 5d

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 6d

Wasserskorpion, Frösche, Kaulquappen und Wasserhyazinthe https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/wasserskorpion-fr-sche-kaulquappen-und-wasserhyazinthe-1705

Wasserskorpion, Frösche, Kaulquappen und Wasserhyazinthe

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 7d

Plate of a moth (Eumorpha labruscae) that feeds on grape (Vitis vinifera) https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/plate-of-a-moth-eumorpha-labruscae-that-feeds-on-grape-vitis-vinifera

Plate of a moth (Eumorpha labruscae) that feeds on grape (Vitis vinifera)

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 8d

from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Plate XLV https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/from-metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensium-plate-xlv-1705

from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Plate XLV

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 9d

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensium-1705

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 10d

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname), figure 46 https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/metamorphosis-insectorum-surinamensium-metamorphosis-of-the-insects-of-suriname-figure-46-1705

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname), figure 46

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 11d

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 13d

Butterflies, Caterpillars and Plant https://collections.artsmia.org/art/75555/

Plate 33

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 13d

Metamorphosis of a Butterfly https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/metamorphosis-of-a-butterfly-1705

Metamorphosis of a Butterfly

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 14d

Granatapfel https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/granatapfel-1705

Granatapfel

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 15d

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 16d

Caterpillars, Butterflies and Flower https://collections.artsmia.org/art/7368/

Plate 11
In this beautifully balanced composition, Merian has depicted two Saturniid moths Arsenura armada (Cramer) at top right and bottom left. The larvae are not the early stage of this moth as Merian had thought, but of another species. The plant in the center is the Palisade tree, which can grow sixty-five feet tall and is native to tropical South America. The Saturniid moth has a wide distribution from Mexico to southern Brazil and can vary greatly in appearance.

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 17d

Title Page from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium https://collections.artsmia.org/art/75544/

In Full Bloom: Masterworks of Flower Illustration Botanical illustrators working in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries devoted themselves to the medicinal qualities of plants and sought to render plant structure and function as precisely as they could. Later, European explorers brought specimens back from exotic locales, and artists carefully reproduced them for an audience fascinated by new discoveries. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, artists had shifted their emphasis from scientific illustration to the innate beauty of the plant or flower. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is fortunate to possess an impressive collection of more than 2,000 botanical prints and drawings. This exhibition highlights a selection of floral masterworks made by the leaders of botanical illustration, among them Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Jean Louis Prévost, Priscilla Susan Bury, and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. These works are assembled to honor the twenty-fifth anniversary of Art in Bloom, which will grace the museum from May 1 to 4, 2008. This annual event, organized by the Friends of the Institute, brings together floral designers from the region to create arrangements inspired by specific works of art on view at the MIA. Each year the Art in Bloom committee selects a signature image to promote the event, often choosing a work from the museum's permanent collection. Visitors who frequent Art in Bloom will recognize many of the images in this gallery from past Art in Blooms. The most recognizable name in this exhibition is the incomparable Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840). Often called the "Raphael of Flowers," Redouté set a new standard in the field for his sumptuous renditions of single blooms and entire bouquets. Redouté's paintings, like those of other botanical artists, were translated into engravings and painstakingly finished by hand. These exquisite prints, most executed by French printmakers, came to the MIA's Department of Prints and Drawings from the collection of Dwight and Helen Minnich, who had a special f

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 18d

Pineapple and cockroaches https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/pineapple-and-cockroaches-1705

Pineapple and cockroaches

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 19d

from Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung, Plate CLXIX https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/from-der-raupen-wunderbare-verwandlung-und-sonderbare-blumennahrung-plate-clxix-1680

from Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung, Plate CLXIX

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 20d

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 21d

A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/a-parrot-tulip-auriculas-and-red-currants-with-a-magpie-moth-its-caterpillar-and-pupa

A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 22d

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Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 23d

Spiders, ants and hummingbird on a branch of a guava https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/spiders-ants-and-hummingbird-on-a-branch-of-a-guava-1705

Spiders, ants and hummingbird on a branch of a guava

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 24d

Inflorescence of Banana https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-sibylla-merian/inflorescence-of-banana-1710

Inflorescence of Banana

Anna Maria Sibylla Merian @annamerian.bsky.social · 25d

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