In 1699, the copper engraver and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian traveled to Suriname and undertook expeditions into the rainforest to observe and draw tropical insects. Upon her return, her major work, the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamesium, was published in 1705, which brought her worldwide fame and captivated the contemporary scholarly community. Merian's drawings of caterpillars and worms and their transformation into butterflies and moths are detailed and as accurate as they had never been seen before. Merian's artistry still fascinates with its unusual naturalness for her time, its artistic composition, and vibrant coloring.