Detail View: The AMICA Library: Butterflies, Caterpillar and Foliage, Plate 20 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.P.18,719
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Merian, Maria Sibylla
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1647 - 1717
Gender: 
F
Creator Name-CRT: 
Maria Sybilla Merian
Title: 
Butterflies, Caterpillar and Foliage, Plate 20 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
about 1705 - 1717
Creation Start Date: 
1705
Creation End Date: 
1717
Materials and Techniques: 
handcolored etching/engraving
Dimensions: 
H.15-1/4 x W.11-1/4 in.
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
P.18,719
Credit Line: 
The Minnich Collection, the Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Rights: 
Context: 

From Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705, 1719, 1721)

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