maria sibylla merian
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Maria Sibylla Merian
Scientific Illustrator
Born on 2nd April 1647
Early Life
• Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
• Her stepfather was a still-life artist. He gave her artistic training when she was a child.
• At the age of 13 she produced her first detailed images of insects.
• She was a very talented artist. • She was interested in insects and liked to draw
them to see if they changed.• She travelled to Suriname in South America
for 2 years to draw insects, animals and plants.
Her work
• In 1705 she published ´Metamorphosis Insectorum Surineum´.
• Her illustrations showed how animals changed.
• Her drawings displayed the metamorphosis of animals.
• For example, caterpillars becoming butterflys.• And tadpoles becoming frogs.
Death
• In 1715 she suffered a stroke, which left her partially paralysed.
• This affected her work.• She died on January 13th 1717.• Her face was put on a stamp and a bank note
in Germany.