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Maria Sibylla Merian

1647 - 1717

Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth — Merian’s close observation of plant and insect life; the museum’s different display and numeric date forms are both preserved.

Selected artwork

Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth

c. 1670–90

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Unclassified

Later influence

  • Rachel Ruyscheditorial inference
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    Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.

  • Deirdre Hydeeditorial inference
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    The biography identifies Maria Sibylla Merian as an artistic influence on Deirdre Hyde. The inspiration concerns the artists' adventurous tradition of recording nature, not a claimed formal painting style. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.

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