Natural Histories, science and art
Natural Histories: 400 Years of Scientific Illustration from the Museum’s Library at the American Museum of Natural History reintroduces the deep connections between art and science. With five centuries of illustrations the show spans the discoveries of new species, the yearning for places yet to be seen and the imagination of what something might look like, allowing artists and scientists to build an understanding of our world.
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| German naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) spent two years documenting the flora and fauna of Surinam, South America, creating the book Metamorphosis, from which this engraving is reproduced. |
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Bloch's Flying Gurnard, 1782-1795
From Marcus Bloch's 12-volume encyclopedia of fishes (1782-1795
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