23rd April 201817th March 202017th, 18th, Illustration, Maria Sibylla Merian, Naturalism, WOMEN ARTISTS Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) Maria Sibylla Merian, was a German born naturalist and scientific illustrator, one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly. Merian received… Read More