Maria Sibylla Merian's early life. Merian was born on 2 April 1647 in Frankfurt, Germany, into a family of printers and engravers. When she was three, her father, Matthäus Merian the Elder, passed ...

Her 300-year-old illustrations and some actual insect specimens that inspired them are on view in a new exhibition, “Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science,” at the Getty ...

It was silkworms that first captured 13–year–old Maria Sibylla Merian’s attention. She would later graduate to a wider set of creatures, watching caterpillars, pupae, butterflies, and moths ...

During the 17th century, when it was generally believed that insects spontaneously generated from dirt, old wool, and rotten meat, Maria Sibylla Merian found them fascinating. Her work as a ...

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt in 1647 as the daughter of Matthaeus Merian, an engraver and publisher, and Johanna Sibylla Heim. ... made observations about their nutritional habits, ...

Today’s Google is celebrating German naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian’s 366th birthday T he Google doodle is an amazing way to remember the work of great contributors. The search giant’s home ...

A Google doodle is today marking the 366th anniversary of the birth of Maria Sibylla Merian, German naturalist and scientific illustrator.

Later, she studied the lifecycle of a butterfly and released the book with sketches and illustrations of various species and the plants they feed on. Merian had two daughters and was divorced in 1692.