Merian was an extraordinary woman—curious, intelligent, and independent-minded. According to Todd, she left her husband in 1685 and moved with her daughters to a religious sect in Friesland ...

"Since 2021, gold production at Merian has declined 48% while operating costs have increased by 50%, challenges that ...

The Blickling Estate is showcasing a new art exhibition and a 300-year-old book. Running until October 22, the Inspired by ...

Merian's flower books became popular guides for botanical watercolour painting and embroidery, two art forms available to women at the time. Merian added insects on almost every page. Metamorphosis. A ...

Merian was raised in Frankfurt, in a relatively well-off household. Her father was a Swiss engraver named Matthäus Merian; after his death, in 1650, ...

A 17th-century portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian. (Wikimedia Commons)Merian's books on caterpillars (published in 1679 and 1683) would have been enough on their own to earn her a place in science ...