Curriculum Materials: Amazing Animals in
Art
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Maria Sibylla Merian Essays: Questions: |
Suggested Questions: Grades 4-6
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- Describe what you see in this picture. What insects
are portrayed? What are they doing?
- The artist wanted to show the various stages of a
moth's development. They look very different at each
stage. Where is the egg stage? The caterpillar? The pupa
in the cocoon? The moth? Why would Merian include a plant
in this picture? Why are there holes in the leaves?
- What has Merian done to make her insects look so
real? Is there anything unreal about this image?
- The two moths in the
PRINT appear to be
the same insect. Why might Merian put the same moth in
her print twice?
- What kinds of
LINES do you see? In
many areas of the print, lines are repeated and form
PATTERNS. Where
do you see these lines? Where do you see pattern?
- Why do you think Merian went to Surinam in South
America to study insects?
- Why would an artist choose to make a print rather
than a drawing?
- Merian had two specialties in her career. Do you know what they were? Can you name ways in which she was adventurous and a pioneer?
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