Maria Sibylla Merian & daughters : women of art and science /

Maria Sibylla Merian & daughters : women of art and science / Ella Reitsma ; assisted by Sandrine Ulenberg ; [translation, Lynne Richards].

"With a single hair of the brush, Maria Sibylla Merian could convey the delicate wings of a butterfly, the minute bristles on a caterpillar, or a gleaming pupa with the insect just emerging. No other artist of her day could rival the brilliance and accuracy of her work. Queen Elizabeth II and t...

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Main Author: Reitsma, Ella.
Corporate Authors: Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands), J. Paul Getty Museum.
Other Authors: Ulenberg, Sandrine A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Los Angeles : Zwolle : Rembrandt House Museum ; J. Paul Getty Museum ; Waanders, 2008.
Subjects:
Merian, Maria Sibylla, > 1647-1717 > Exhibitions.
Merian family > Exhibitions.
Merian, Maria Sibylla, > 1647-1717 > Criticism and interpretation.
Merian, Dorothea Maria Henriette, > 1678-1745 > Criticism and interpretation.
Herolt, Johanna Helena, > 1668-1723 > Criticism and interpretation.
Artists > Germany > Biography.
Women artists > Germany > Biography.
Natural history illustrators > Germany > Biography.
Women illustrators > Germany > Biography.
Naturalists > Germany > Biography.
Women naturalists > Germany > Biography.
Simmons University. > Library. > Gifts. Ward.
Table of Contents:
  • Esteemed art-loving reader ; Preface
  • An exceptional life ; A bird's-eye view
  • Early fame ; Frankfurt and Nuremberg
  • Beauty in miniature ; Florilegia and caterpillar books
  • Religious vocation ; Prayer and research
  • The family firm ; Amsterdam
  • Daughters ; Working Methods
  • Suriname ; 'A hot, wet land'
  • Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium ; Three different 'hands'
  • Paramaribo and St Petersburg ; Conclusion
  • Scientific names of the plants and animals.

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