Minneapolis Institute of Art
Dish
China
- Date
- c. 1735
- Medium
- Porcelain with enamel decoration
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
German botanist Maria Sybille Merian (1646-1717) traveled to the Dutch West Indies and painted a variety of detailed botanical and insect motifs popularized by prints and ceramics. This plate features the arms of a branch of the ruling Grimaldi family of Monaco - the butterfly wings enclosing a bee symbolize long life and industry. China, Asia
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