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Born into an artistic family and with a childhood fascination with all things flora and fauna, Maria Sibylla Merian revealed natural wonders through a blend of exquisite art and scientific observation. The result, writes Ellie Cawthorne, was a pioneering shift in how the natural world was perceived and studied.