Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature Coloring Book
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764974718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His extraordinary artwork includes over 100 detailed illustrations, some of which have been published by Dover Publications in Art Forms in Nature from which the illustrations in this book have been licensed. He was a biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, and artist who discovered and named thousands of new species. . He was a friend of
Beautiful work of art. This is an incredible book. It is hardback with a glossy cover and 50 single-sided images on thick white paper. The images are taken from biologist Ernst Haeckel's work. They include cleaned up images of such things as radiolarians, shells, and jellyfish. There is also a page that indexes what each page contains. What isn't included are the higher life forms like birds and reptiles for example. The images are standard black
These illustrations derive from a copy of Kunstformen der Natur in the Case Book Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.. Haeckel's elaborate forms have been called a precursor to art nouveau, and his influence even stretched to architecture. Haeckel (German, 1834-1919) published these exquisitely rendered depictions of flora and fauna in ten installments of ten illustrations from 1899 to 1904, aiming to widen the general public's understanding of naturalism. From the Inside FlapKunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature, encapsulates biologist Ernst Haeckel's response to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species
Haeckel also clearly saw his illustrations as more than just scientific documentation: in introducing one of his plates, he wrote that its patterns would not be out of place in embroideries or on urns and bottles. Haeckel (German, 1834–1919) published these exquisitely rendered depictions of flora and fauna in ten installments of ten illustrations from 1899 to 1904, aiming to widen the general public’s understanding of naturalism. Haeckel’s elaborate forms have been called a precursor to art nouveau, and his influence even stretched to architecture.These illustrations derive from a copy of Kunstformen der Natur in the Case Book Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. The Library holds over 160 million items in almost all media and in more than 470 languages.. Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature, encapsulates biologist Ernst Haeckel’s response to Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species