Obviously, the one-star reviewer didn't know who Merian was or what her art was about.
Maria Sibylla Merian was a 17th century naturalist and artist. Her work examines insects and botanicals from a scientfic perspective, so although aesthetics are certainly a concern (and her drawings are truly remarkable in that respect), so are things like metamorphosis and rot. She was studying specimens of the natural world as well as drawing them. As a result, the pictures in here do indeed have insects crawling all over and sometimes eating fruits and flowers (which are sometimes decaying). If you like Merian's work, then these are faithful reproductions (although her illustrations are of course better in color!)
If you are considering this product to use the clip art for something like DIY wedding invitations or for decorating a Mother's Day picture frame or something, then the one-star reviewer is right--the drawings are probably a little too creepy-crawly. If you want just nice botanical drawings and flower clip-art, I recommend the big clip-art book simply titled "Plants," with the green title banner.
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Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on September 23, 2013
