Cleveland Museum of Art
Convolvulus and Metamorphosis of the Convolvulus Hawk Moth
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, active Netherlands, 1647–1717) · c. 1670–90
The artist who drew this life cycle of the European pink-spotted hawk moth from egg through caterpillar, pupa, and adult insect reared caterpillars in her home for 10 years before writing and illustrating a definitive text on metamorphosis.
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