Flowers, Butterflies and Insects - Maria Sibylla Merian - Dover Pictorial Archive

Flowers, Butterflies and Insects by Maria Sibylla Merian presents fine-line illustrations drawn from her studies of plant and insect life. This paperback volume forms part of the Dover Pictorial Archive series.

Key details

• Author: Maria Sibylla Merian
• Series: Dover Pictorial Archive
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 160
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 28 March 2003

Synopsis

Full-page plates bring together roses, tulips, butterflies, caterpillars and other botanical and entomological specimens in poised, elegant compositions. Reprinted from Merian’s classic and influential works, these images are presented as examples of floral painting and engraving at a notably high level of accomplishment.

This edition includes new English captions and is categorised under art: general.

Rackhams Reference : 4NUN5ETTC7