LONDON Deone Bucannon Black Jersey , April 14 (Xinhua) -- A new exhibition here exploring the remarkable life and work of 17th-century artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian is to open at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace on Friday, the Royal Collection Trust said on Thursday.
Telling the extraordinary story of Merian through her works in the Royal Collection, Merian's Butterflies presents images of the natural world. Several of her pieces in the exhibition are going on public display for the first time.
Of the 49 watercolors included in the exhibition Ali Marpet Black Jersey , many depict the flora and fauna of Suriname, taken from Merian's ground-breaking publication Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, published in 1705.
Partially printed and partially hand-painted on large sheets of vellum by the artist, these versions of the Metamorphosis plates were collected by King George III for his scientific library at Buckingham House.
One of the leading naturalists of her day Donovan Smith Black Jersey , Merian developed an interest in the life cycle of insects from a young age and her curiosity led her to undertake an unusual and dangerous expedition to study specimens in the wild.
In 1699, aged 52, Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname in South America. Without any official patronage and selling the contents of her studio in Amsterdam to finance the journey, Merian Vernon Hargreaves III Black Jersey , accompanied by her daughter Dorothea, undertook the arduous two-month journey across the Atlantic.
Merian and her daughter settled in the country's capital Paramaribo and for two years worked in the hot and humid climate, making trips into the rainforest to collect insects. They nurtured the caterpillars they collected and recorded the transformation from chrysalis to butterfly in beautiful detailed drawings.
The watercolors with the artist's annotations later formed the basis of Merian's Metamorphosis publication.
Merian's studies were not limited to insects. She also made colorful drawings of the lizards, crocodiles and snakes of South America Chris Godwin Black Jersey , including a Golden Tegu lizard -- an aggressive creature native to Suriname and one of the largest lizards in the world.
Exhibition curator Kate Heard of Royal Collection Trust said: ""Merian's determination to understand the world around her took her on an incredible adventure, and her artistic skill allowed her to express her findings through truly beautiful works of art. Her watercolours remain as fascinating to us today as they were when they were first painted.""
Royal Collection Trust, a department of the Royal Household, is responsible for the care of the Royal Collection and manages the public opening of the official residences of The Queen.
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BRUSSELS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The EU said on Friday the European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed two new agreements to provide a further 400 million euros (456.3 million U.S. dollars) in finance to innovative SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in Italy over the next two years.
The EU said in a statement the two agreements were signed with Banco Popolare, the fourth largest banking group in Italy, and Banca Popolare di Bari (BP Bari), an Italian banking group.
The EIF and Banco Popolare have signed an agreement which would benefit 1,500 innovative companies in Italy and will allow Banco Popolare to provide 300 million euros of bank loans to innovative companies over the next two years, said EIF's chief executive Pier Luigi Gilibert in a statement.
The agreement with BP Bari will bring 100 million euros in fresh loans to innovative Italian SMEs.
""Today's agreements mark yet more good news for SMEs in Italy. Thousands of growing, innovative businesses can now access fresh loans worth EUR 400 million in total. Once again I congratulate Italian banks for showing such initiative and collaborating with the EIF so effectively,"" said Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice-President responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness.
The EIF is part of the European Investment Bank group. Its central mission is to support Europe's SMEs by helping them to access finance.
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