Branch of a swamp immortelle (Erythrina fusca) with saturniid moth (Arsenura armida) and larvae of an unknown species reimagined

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Branch of a swamp immortelle (Erythrina fusca) with saturniid moth (Arsenura armida) and larvae of an unknown species, Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaemsche insecten, Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717, Transfer engraving, hand-colored, 1719, From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), Dutch edition. Unsigned in 1705 edition, possibly engraved by Merian. Reimagined by Gibon. Classic art with a modern twist

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Size: 4420px × 6568px
Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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