Artist
Maria Sibylla Merian
German naturalist and, 1647–1717
Maria Sibylla Merian was a German naturalist and Baroque artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt.
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.
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