Maria Sibylla Merian - Plate 5 - Cassave

Merian wrote "This root is called cassava, and it is used to bake the common bread that the Indigenous people and Europeans in America eat...This large black caterpillar... whose entire body is striped in black and yellow, caused great damage to this crop in Suriname ....I added this snake to decorate this page. It is naturally coiled and beautifully patterned. Its thick belly shows that it was carrying eggs, as can be seen from the eggs lying on the cassava root"

Details:
- Fine Art Print on Tintoretto Gesso, 350 grams paper - high-quality, durable paper with a soft matte tint.
- Size: 29,7cm (width) x 39cm (hight)
- One black clip and two black nails for hanging the artwork are included.