Merian was a remarkable individual

1. Merian was a remarkable individual. Not only was she an accomplished artist, but she was also an excellent naturalist and a bold explorer, too. After separating from her artist-husband, she relocated to Amsterdam with her two daughters and supported her family by selling her paintings. But Merian soon became spellbound by the stunning array of tropical flora and fauna that returning travelers brought with them from the Dutch colony of Suriname, located in South America. Her extraordinary talents and unusual interests quickly gained her numerous invitations to view many of the natural history collections amassed by the wealthy elites of Amsterdam.
4. Merian was a remarkable individual. Not only was she an accomplished artist, but she was also an excellent naturalist and a bold explorer, too. After separating from her artist-husband, she relocated to Amsterdam with her two daughters and supported her family by selling her paintings. But Merian soon became spellbound by the stunning array of tropical flora and fauna that returning travelers brought with them from the Dutch colony of Suriname, located in South America. Her extraordinary talents and unusual interests quickly gained her numerous invitations to view many of the natural history collections amassed by the wealthy elites of Amsterdam.