Maria Sibylla Merian artist, scientist, adventurer
In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainf...
Main Authors: | Pomeroy, Sarah B. (Author), Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
J. Paul Getty Museum,
[2018]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Growing up with art and nature
- Painter, scientist, wife, mother
- Transforming her life
- Danger, discovery, adventure
- Sharing the wonder.