Leptomedusae - Jellyfish dkwsport Refined vintage marine-botanical art with

Refined vintage marine-botanical art with a colour you won't find everywhere

he is remembered above all for humorous work

characterful piece

Title: Libellules

" by Herman T

Leptomedusae - Jellyfish dkwsport Refined vintage marine-botanical art 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