Drawing, album (BM SL,5276.14 1)
Artista: María Sybilla Merian
Siglo XVII · Holanda
Colección: María Sybilla Merian
Two detailed watercolors illustrating the life cycle of butterflies, showing adult butterflies, caterpillars, chrysalises, and eggs on plant branches. The technique is watercolor, typical of naturalist studies of the time.
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