“Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer” (CLICK HERE for it)
Maria Sibylla Merian was a scientist with great interest in insects who was also a remarkably talented artist. This book is suitable for younger readers, but it contains much material and many beautiful illustrations that will keep older readers engaged as well. The book does not delve deeply into the religious life of Merian and of others of her time, but it does not ignore it, either. For example, it quotes the artist Rosina Helena Fürst, one of Merian’s contemporaries, arguing for the abilities of women: “The Lord God … also gave females eyes with which to see, ears with which to hear, and a tongue with which to speak. He filled their hearts with understanding….”
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