Maria Sibylla Merian: The St. Petersburg Watercolours

by Maria Sibylla Merian, Eckhard Hollmann (Introduction)

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

Genres: Art History, Art

Hardcover

First published November 1, 2003

About the author

Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them. Her detailed observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly make her a significant contributor to entomology.