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Maria Sibylla Merian
by Sarah B. Pomeroy
Ages: 14+
Published: 2018
Publisher: The J. Paul Getty Museum
ISBN: 978-1-947440-01-2
Keywords: Insects, Flowers
Artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian, born in 1647, began, as a young girl, investigating, observing, and drawing insects throughout their life cycles. Accompanied by her artwork, glossary, bibliography.