Posts Tagged ‘Maria Sybilla Merian’

by Maria Sibylla Merian Here’s a description of a pineapple and butterfly in Merian’s own words:   “This is a ripe Ananas (pineapple), which must be peeled to be eaten. This fruit tastes [like] one had mixed grapes, apricots, red currants, apples, and pears, and [we could] taste all of them at once. Its smell…