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Basket of Flowers by Maria Sibylla Merian — VisualArtsDB

Basket of Flowers

Basket of Flowers

Maria Sibylla Merian

Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (15.88 x 20.96 cm) (image) 8 7/8 x 13 1/16 in. (22.54 x 33.18 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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