Maria Sibylla Merian, nach, Pflanzendarstellungen - photo 1
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Maria Sibylla Merian, nach, Pflanzendarstellungen

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€ 60
Auction dateClassic
26.08.2023 10:00UTC +02:00
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Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH
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Germany, Plauen
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ID 1002485
Lot 3611 | Maria Sibylla Merian, nach, Pflanzendarstellungen
zwei detailreiche Darstellungen von Pflanzen mit Schmetterlingen und Raupen sowie verpuppten Raupen, wohl aus "Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe", kolorierter Kupferstich, Anfang, 18. Jh., stärker gebräunt und ein Blatt mit hinterlegtem Einriss, unter Passepartout montiert, Blattmaße ca. 25,5 x 19,5 cm. Künstlerinfo: dt. Malerin und Enthomologin (1647 Frankfurt/Main bis 1717 Amsterdam), jüngstes Kind von Matthäus Merian dem Älteren, lernte schon im Kindesalter die verschiedenen Drucktechniken im Betrieb des Vaters kennen, ihr Stiefvater Jacob Marell weckte bei ihr das Interesse an der Blumenmalerei, 1675/80 veröffentlichte sie ihr dreibändiges „Neues Blumenbuch“, 1679 erschien ebenfalls in Nürnberg “Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung“, seit 1691 in Amsterdam ansässig, ab 1699 zweijährige Forschungsreise nach Surinam, als Ergebnis ihrer Forschung erschien „Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium“, eines der bedeutendsten Werke der frühen Naturwissenschaft, Quelle: Thieme-Becker, Wikipedia und Internet.
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