Insects and Flowers – The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian
the art of maria sibylla merian
$18.91
- Paperback
52 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2008
Summary
The artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, into a middle-class family of publishers and artists. With her meticulous depictions of insect metamorphosis, she raised the standards of natural history illustration and helped give birth to the field of entomology. At the age of fifty-two, Merian traveled with her younger daughter to Suriname, a Dutch territory in South America, to paint its exotic flora and fauna. Many of the drawings produced by Meri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892369294 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0892369299 |
| Series: | Getty Publications - |
| Author: | David Brafman, Stephanie Schrader |
| Publisher: | Getty Publications |
| Imprint: | J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 52 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 94g |
| Dimensions: | 158mm x 116mm x 12mm |
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“Insects and Flowers will have special interest to floral designers and flower lovers.”–BellaOnline.com “Authors David Brafman and Stephanie Schrader enlighten readers with a fascinating biography of the artist-scientist and a guide to the identification of the specimens illustrated in her engravings.”–National Garden Clubs, Inc. “The close-ups found in Insects and Flowers reveal, in lush color, the way she captured a whole world on a tropical branch.”–Kim Todd, author of Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis Insects and Flowers will have special interest to floral designers and flower lovers. BellaOnline.com
” Authors David Brafman and Stephanie Schrader enlighten readers with a fascinating biography of the artist-scientist and a guide to the identification of the specimens illustrated in her engravings. National Garden Clubs, Inc.
” “Insects and Flowers” will have special interest to floral designers and flower lovers. “BellaOnline.com”
” Authors David Brafman and Stephanie Schrader enlighten readers with a fascinating biography of the artist-scientist and a guide to the identification of the specimens illustrated in her engravings. “National Garden Clubs, Inc.”
” “The close-ups found in “Insects and Flowers” reveal, in lush color, the way she captured a whole world on a tropical branch.” Kim Todd, author of “Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis”
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About The Author
David Brafman
David Brafman is curator of rare books at the Getty Research Institute. Stephanie Schrader is assistant curator of drawings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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