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Maria Sibylla Merian : changing the nature of art and science

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Maria Sibylla Merian : changing the nature of art and science / edited by Bert van de Roemer, Florence Pieters, Hans Mulder, Kay Etheridge & Marieke van Delft.

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Tielt : Lannoo, [2022]
©2022

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303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, map, portraits; 27 cm

Summary

The revolutionary artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) has come in the spotlight in recent years. The life and work of this German-born woman, who would later settle in the Netherlands, has been studied internationally by entomologists, botanists and historians and are a source of inspiration for contemporary artists and writers. In 2016, Lannoo Publishers, in collaboration with the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, republished her masterpiece 'Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium' as a facsimile. This new book assembles the most recent scientific knowledge about this remarkable woman. The authors examine, among other things, Merian's pioneering work on the reproduction and development of insects, the methods and materials she used for her work, her remarkable journey to Suriname, her network of family, friends and patrons and her widespread influence on the history of art and science. Her work is compared to that of early modern and contemporary artists and scientists. This book gathers the contributions of 23 international experts, most of whom are connected to the international Maria Sibylla Merian Society. The editorial team consists of Marieke van Delft, Kay Etheridge, Hans Mulder, Bert van de Roemer and Florence Pieters. Merians work takes part in the exhibition 'Onderkruipsels': Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Netherlands (September 2022 - January 2023).

Uniform Title

Maria Sibylla Merian (Lannoo)

Alternative Title

Changing the nature of art and science

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Genre/Form

History.

Note

Catalog of an exhibition held at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, September 30, 2022-January 15, 2023.
"Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a German-born woman later living in the Netherlands, is famous for her groundbreaking work on caterpillars, moths and butterflies. Her extraordinary story and her contributions to art and science have facinated many scholars and nature and art lovers, and have inspired artists and writers alike. In 2017 an international conference in Amsterdam celebrated the conjunction of the new scholarship and artistic works related to this pioneering naturalist and artist. This book is the result of this cross-polination"--Back cover.
"This book includes material presented at the Maria Sibylla Merian conference of 2017, 'Changing the Nature of Art and Science. Intersections of Maria Sibylla Merian', and additional new work. The conference was organized by the Maria Sibylla Merian Society"--Colophon.
"In commemoration of her death three hundred years ago, the Maria Sibylla Merian Society organized in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam, the Artis Academy and the Artis Library an international conference on 7, 8 and 9 June 2017, titled 'Changing the Nature of Art and Science. Intersections with Maria Sibylla Merian'. The aim of the conference was to bring together new research and projects relating to Maria Sibylla Merian. With her life and work as a focal point this conference also discussed topics that relate to Merian from a broader perspective"-- Taken from The Maria Sibylla Merian Society's website.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-293) and index.

Contents

Dactyls in Maria's book of notes and studies / Cynthia Snow -- Maria Sibylla Merian. "Between art and science, between nature observation and artistic intent" / Arthur MacGregor -- The world of Maria Sibylla Merian / Kay Etheridge -- Maria Sibylla Merian reconsidered. Art and nature in contemporary art / Kurt Wettengl -- Joann Andreas Graff. Forgotten artist and partner of Maria Sibylla Merian for twenty years / Margot Lölhöffel -- Painting flowers with needles / Christine Sauer -- In search of friendship. Maria Sibylla Merian's traces in friendship albums (alba amicorum) / Florence F.J.M. Pieters & Bert van de Roemer -- Alida Withoos and Maria Sibylla Merian. Networking female botanical artists in the Netherlands / Liesbeth Missel --The transition stage. Merian's studies of pupa, chrysalis, and cocoon / Katharina Schmidt-Loske & Kay Etheridge -- A story of metamorphosis / Jadranka Njegovan -- Maria Sibylla Merian and the people of Suriname / Marieke van Delft -- "One of the most curious performances... that ever was published." Maria Sibylla Merian's drawings in the British Royal Collection and the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium / Kate Heard -- The printers of Merian's texts / Hans Mulder -- While painting apricots in Agnes Black's garden ; Patience ; Sin ; At the naturalist's bedside, a daughter's last conversation / Cynthia Snow -- The Merian-Rumphius connection. Maria Sibylla Merian's alleged contribution to D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer / Bert van de Roemer -- Maria Sibylla Merian and Johannes Swammerdam. Conceptual frameworks, observational strategies, and visual techniques / Eric Jorink -- Drawing in the tropics. Maria Sibylla Merian's and Dharles Plumier's pictures of Caribbean nature / Jaya Remond -- The influence of Maria Sibylla Merian's work on the art and science of Mark Catesby / Henrietta McBurney -- A remarkable woman. The impact of Maria Sibylla Merian on natural history in Germany / Anja Grebe -- Marketing Merian. The visual branding of the late female naturalist / Lieke van Deinsen -- The place of Maria Sibylla Merian's books in eighteenth-century private libraries / Alicia C. Montoya -- The rewarding gaze. How a French triumvirate in Amsterdam misused Johannes Goedaert's work to create Maria Sibylla Merian's "collected works" and what this meant for my art / Joos van de Plas -- How to crack such shells? Maria Sibylla Merian and catalogues of zoological specimens / Yulia Dunaeva & Bert van de Roemer -- To Maria, the naturalist, from Esther, the Arawak servant / Cynthia Snow.

ISBN

9789401485333
940148533X

OCLC

on1338672251
1338672251
SCSB-14517657

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries