leptomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel loie fuller which he produced together with

which he produced together with an assistant and sent by mail to friends and acquaintances

and the symmetry gives it a classic

Source: Städel Museum

This print brings an unusual

their domed bells glowing in pinks

leptomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel loie fuller which he produced together withSmaller and more intricate than Haeckel's famous disc jellyfish, the leptomedusae in this plate are tiny hydrozoan bells, drawn with a jeweller's attention to detail. Their fine radial canals, fringed margins and threadlike tentacles are arranged in a balanced, almost kaleidoscopic composition, set against a deep background so that each pale bell seems to float and glow. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Ernst