Merian, Maria Sibylla (1647 - 1717)

Short name Merian, Maria Sibylla
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First name Maria Sibylla
Birth name Merian
Married name
Date of birth 1647
Date of death 1717
Flourishing -
Sex Female
Place of birth Frankfurt am Main (Hessen)
Place of death Amsterdam
Lived in Surinam , Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) , Schleswig , Wierwerd , Amsterdam , Nürnberg
Place of residence notes
Mother
Father Merian, Matthäus
Children Herolt, Johanna Helena , Graff, Dorothea Maria
Religion / ideology
Education
Aristocratic title -
Professional or ecclesiastical title -
Merian, Maria Sibylla was ...
family: non-household and student of Marrel, Jacob
family: non-household Merian, Caspar
student of Mignon, Abraham
mentor of Ruysch, Rachel
Profession(s) Painter
Memberships
Place(s) of Residence Surinam (1699-1701) , Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) , Schleswig (1683-1685) , Wierwerd (1685-1691) , Amsterdam , Nürnberg (1667-None)
Receptions of Merian, Maria Sibylla, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
Jacob Marrel, portrait of a woman called Maria Sibylla Merian, 1679 1679 is portrait of
*Mention in Brief aan den Heer Denker Unknown reader (to be identified) 1765 None
MENTIONED IN: - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium was the result of a research expedition to South America undertaken with her daughter from 1699-1701".
In 1675, Merian was included in Joachim von Sandrart's Teutsche Academie