Maria Sibylla Merian
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 307 years ago |
Date of birth | April 2,1647 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Frankfurt |
Germany | |
Date of died | January 13,1717 |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Artworks | Metamorphosis of a Butterfly |
Periods | Naturalism |
Known for | metamorphosis |
Spouse | Johann Andreas Graff |
Job | Painter |
Illustrator | |
Naturalist | |
Entomologist | |
Visual Artist | |
Children | Dorothea Maria Graff |
Johanna Helena Herolt | |
Parents | Matthäus Merian the Elder |
Johanna Catharina Sibylla | |
Grandchildren | Salomea Abigail Euler |
Works | Scarlet Ibis with an Egg |
Rote Lilie | |
Nationality | German |
Roman | |
Swiss | |
Period by artworks | Naturalism |
On view | Royal Collection Trust |
Rijksmuseum | |
J. Paul Getty Museum | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1478065 |
Maria Sibylla Merian Life story
Maria Sibylla Merian was a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family.