Be swept off your feet and travel back to the 1700’s while learning about Maria Sibylla Merian. Study the full-scale details of paintings from Merian’s Insects of Suriname. The books Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science and Insects & Flowers: The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian are now available.
If you have plans to be in the LA area between now and August 31st, be sure to go to the J. Paul Getty Museum to see the Merian exhibit. If you read Chrysalis by Kim Todd or the new book by Ella Reitsma before viewing the exhibit, you’re appreciation for the exhibit will increase ten-fold.
Unable to see the Merian exhibit in-person? Then go to the Getty’s website, click on Exhibitions, and view the wonderful slide show featuring selections from the exhibit. This slide show is narrated by an art collector and botanical artist, a curator, and a historian.
ArtPlantae Today 
It is tantalising, coming across this blog for the first time because I live in England and the exhibition you talk about is out of reach.
But I’m glad to have seen glimpses of this artist and will investigate more!
Thanks
Lucy Corrander
It is so tantalising. Would you be able to include more examples of illustrations in this blog?
Lucy Corrander
Unfortunately, we are unable to publish examples of the contents of this book. The Merian exhibit is truly special. We encourage anyone with even the slightest interest in natural history to visit the Getty to see the exhibit.