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Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium by Maria Sibylla Merian — VisualArtsDB

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Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium

Maria Sibylla Merian

1705

Genre: Animal painting

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Moths and butterfliesLeafchameleonBotanyInsectButterfly

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Plate CLXVIII, Restruck on Vellum, from Histoire des Insects de l'Europe

Plate CLXVIII, Restruck on Vellum, from Histoire des Insects de l'Europe

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1730

Matthiola incana (vinter-levkøj)

Matthiola incana (vinter-levkøj)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Primula vulgaris (storblomstret kodriver); Primula ×pubescens (have-aurikel)

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Maria Sibylla Merian, 1635

Geranium phaeum (bølgekronet storkenæb); Geranium sylvaticum (skov-storkenæb)

Geranium phaeum (bølgekronet storkenæb); Geranium sylvaticum (skov-storkenæb)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Centaurea cyanus (kornblomst)

Centaurea cyanus (kornblomst)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Aloe vera (læge-aloe)

Aloe vera (læge-aloe)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Galega officinalis (læge-stregbælg)

Galega officinalis (læge-stregbælg)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Yucca gloriosa (pragt-palmelilje)

Yucca gloriosa (pragt-palmelilje)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

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

Maria Sibylla Merian

Consolida ajacis (have-ridderspore)

Consolida ajacis (have-ridderspore)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Colchicum autumnale (høst-tidløs)

Colchicum autumnale (høst-tidløs)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649

Ranunculus monspeliacus (silke-ranunkel); Ranunculus aconitifolius (stormhatbladet ranunkel)

Ranunculus monspeliacus (silke-ranunkel); Ranunculus aconitifolius (stormhatbladet ranunkel)

Maria Sibylla Merian, 1649