Maria Sibylla Merian — German Artist born on April 02, 1647, died on January 13, 1717

Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family, founders of one of Europe's largest publishing houses in the 17th century... (wikipedia)

Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.
In my youth, I spent my time investigating insects.