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The Art of Biodiversity: Artists & Naturalists, 1700-1900

by Eric Himmel

Natural history through art and science

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Natural history through art and science

Covering 1700–1900, the book examines the collaboration between naturalists and artists in documenting the variety of life on Earth. Its subject sits at the intersection of two histories: the development of natural history art and the scientific study of biodiversity. More than 330 color illustrations accompany the account, while figures named in the description—from Linnaeus, Buffon, Cuvier, Humboldt, and Darwin to artist Maria Sibylla Merian—place the story across a broad span of scientific and artistic work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in natural history and biodiversity
  • Readers curious about the relationship between scientific study and visual art
  • Readers seeking an illustrated account of artists and naturalists from 1700 to 1900

Themes

BiodiversityNatural history illustrationCollaboration between artists and scientistsArt and science history

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Book overview

Strikingly original and abundantly illustrated, The Art of Biodiversity surveys the golden age of natural history art, exploring the alliance between scientists and artists that first revealed the astonishing diversity of life on Earth.

With more than 330 color illustrations of surpassing beauty, this book reveals a story about art that's not in the art history books, and a story about science that's missing from histories of science. Here, such giants as Linnaeus, Buffon, Cuvier, Humboldt, and Darwin cross paths with superb artists, including Merian, Redout

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