Maria Sibylla Merian Livres

An enchanting collection of flora and fauna illustrations by Germany's famous woman artist Maria Sibylla Merian.

Maria Sibylla Merian's New Book of Flowers represents one of the most stunning collections of floral engravings created by a fascinating and fiercely independent woman.

Fine-line images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. These plates are considered among the finest achievements of a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art. Reprinted from the classic, influential works of the famed artist/entomologist Merian (1647–1717). New English captions.

This lovely book is inspired by Maria Sibylla Merian's beautiful studies of insect metamorphosis. An intrepid and gifted artist, Merian travelled to Suriname in 1699 to undertake research into the flora and fauna of the country. These vibrant illustrations are luxury versions of plates from the book which Merian published on her return. Prized for their combination of artistic skill and scientific rigour they were acquired by George III and are now part of the Royal Collection. We present Merian's artworks alongside individual black-and-white outlines, so that you can enjoy colouring these gorgeous images for yourself. This paperback book has 96 pages and 28 x 22.5 x 0.7cm

Der Ausstellungskatalog gibt Einblick in Leben und Werk Maria Sibylla Merians und stellt neun europäische Schmetterlingsarten vor, die am Anfang von Merians wissenschaftlichem Interesse standen.

Es ginge von diesem Buch kein solcher Zauber aus, wenn nicht auch in ihm bereits die große Kunst Maria Sibyllas sichtbar würde, die Natur beseelt wiederzugeben.