Like a moth to a flower
the metamorphosis of Maria Sibylla Merian
A summer bird rests on the curling petal of a striped tulip.
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717) was an influential German entomologist, naturalist, and botanical artist.
A teenage collection of silkworms launched her lifelong obsession with the close observation of plants and insects. In particular, Maria was interested in the transformation of caterpill…