Maria Sibylla Merian: Inspired her love of nature and art in her daughters

Google's going green today to honor a natural woman: Maria Sibylla Merian, a scientific illustrator born April 2, 1647. (She doesn't look a day older than 360!) Merian is best known for the illustrated text MetamorphosisMaria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday is the subject of today's Google Doodle. She was a German naturalist who illustrated insects in a scientific way. Though, what got me excited, was the iguana! Just thinking about myIf you love art, then you may know that today is the birthday of one of the world's most talented scientific illustrators, Maria Sibylla Merian. Long before the camera was invented, she acted as the world's eyes by painting stunning and scientificallyGoogle's going green today to honor a natural woman: Maria Sibylla Merian, a scientific illustrator born April 2, 1647. (She doesn't look a day older than 360!) Merian

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