Maria Sibylla Merian
(1647–1717) tysk naturalist, illustratör och entomolog
Maria Sibylla Merian (Germany, 1647–1717) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Maria Sibylla Merian belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt and died in Amsterdam. Maria Sibylla Merian worked in Surinam and Dutch Republic.
One of the best-known works is ‘Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium’. The catalogue has 3 works by Maria Sibylla Merian with free images. The dated works span the years 1693–1703. Works by Maria Sibylla Merian are held by British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anna Katharina Block, Georg Andreas Böckler, Godfrey Kneller, Elias Brenner, and Johannes Voorhout.