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Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlijke veranderingen der Surinaamsche insecten
Maria Sibylla Merian (Frankfurt am Main, 1647–1717)
1730
- Classification
- book
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
This book signalled Merian's breakthrough with a broader audience. The prints in her caterpillar books were actually drawn and described more precisely, but the vibrant colours, large format, and exotic insects of Suriname won out in terms of popularity. Moreover, no one had ever done this before. The coloured drawings and copies Merian and her daughters made found great favour among collectors.
