Maria Sybilla Merian by Thomas Burger
More than three centuries after it was published, this is a collection of floral engravings, remarkable for its scientific accuracy, brilliant colours and delicate beauty. Merian abandoned traditional modes of illustration known in the 16th and 17th-century botanical treatises for more comprehensive balanced compositions. Combining botanical accuracy with artistic quality she moved away from the method favoring single illustrations and instead fused tulips, peonies and lilies into a cacophony of color and detail. Merian recorded the beauty of these flowers meticulously, often emphasising their relationship to their natural surroundings by including butterflies, caterpillars, or insects in the work-
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Gustav Klimt
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Morandi
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The Language of Flowers
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Joseph Cornell
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Anselm Kiefer
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Max Ernst
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Francis Bacon
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Hidden Love
Maria Sibylla Merian (geboren 2. April 1647 in Frankfurt am Main, gestorben 13. Januar 1717 in Amsterdam). Sie war eine Naturforscherin und Kü¾˜¶˜¼nstlerin. Nach Abschluss ihres zweijü¾†”¼hrigen Aufenthaltes im sü¾˜¶˜¼damerikanischen Kü¾˜¶˜¼stenstaat Surinam verü¾¦˜¼ffentlichte sie ihr Hauptwerk Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, das die Kü¾˜¶˜¼nstlerin weltberü¾˜¶˜¼hmt machte. Wegen ihrer genauen Beobachtungen und Darstellungen zur Metamorphose der Schmetterlinge gilt sie als wichtige Wegbereiterin der modernen Insektenkunde (Entomologie).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783791320809 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791320807 |
| Title | Maria Sybilla Merian |
| Author | Thomas Burger |
| Series | Art And Design S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 1995-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |