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Article: Merian, Maria Sibylla (1647–1717)
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MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA (1647
–
1717)
MERIAN, MARIA SIBYLLA
(1647
–
1717), German artist and naturalist. Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Frankfurt into a family with a distinguished history in the visual arts, particularly with respect to the study and exploration of the natural world. Her father, Matth
ä
us Merian the Elder, inherited a prosperous publishing house from Jean Th
é
odore de Bry, whose
America
(Frankfurt, 1590) presented some of the earliest images of the peoples, plants, and animals of North America to
European audiences. Maria Sibylla's half-brothers Matth
ä
us Merian the Younger and Kaspar Merian took over the family business after the death of ...