Blue lilacs
Blue lilacs
1679
Colored copperplate engraving from: "Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung". part I, sheet III. First published in 1679.
Location: Nuremberg antique book and art store
Design: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Realization: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Material: Copperplate engraving
photo 2017,
Blue lilacs
1679
Upper half of the sheet, detail
Colored copperplate engraving from: "Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung". part I, sheet III. First published in 1679.
Location: Nuremberg antique book and art store
Design: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Realization: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Material: Copperplate engraving
photo 2017,
Blue lilacs
1679
Lower half of the sheet, detail
Colored copperplate engraving from: "Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandlung und sonderbare Blumennahrung". part I, sheet III. First published in 1679.
Location: Nuremberg antique book and art store
Design: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Realization: Merian, Maria Sybilla
Material: Copperplate engraving
photo 2017,
