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OverviewThis gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian, who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious, and sometimes ferocious, detail. After more than fifteen years of marriage to a fellow artist and the birth of two daughters, Merian left her husband. She began to support herself by selling watercolors of insects, fruit, and flowers, eventually establishing an art business in Amsterdam with her daughters, Johanna Helen and Dorothea Maria. Merian's innovative compositional style--displaying the life cycle of an insect against the background of its host plant--developed out of her own careful and painstakingly recorded observations of insect metamorphoses. Ella Rietsma is the first author to attempt to separate Merian's work from that of her two daughters, who collaborated extensively with their mother. Writing in a lively, accessible style, Reitsma includes newly discovered drawings and fresh biographical details. This book coincides with an exhibition of Merian's work on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from June 10 through August 31, 2008. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ella Reitsma , Sandrine A UlenbergPublisher: Getty Publications Imprint: Getty Publications Dimensions: Width: 22.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 31.00cm Weight: 1.474kg ISBN: 9780892369379ISBN 10: 089236937 Pages: 263 Publication Date: 01 August 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationElla Reitsma has worked as an art critic and editor for the weekly review Vrij Nederland for more than twenty-five years. She is also a puppeteer and the author of numerous children's books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |