Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature 2019 Wall Calendar

Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature 2019 Wall Calendar

Physician Ernst Haeckel (German, 1834â€“1919) was profoundly influenced by reading Charles Darwinâ€™s On the Origin of Speciesâ€”he gave up his medical practice and began a lifelong study of evolution and zoology. In Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature, Haeckel published exquisitely rendered depictions of flora and fauna in ten installments of ten illustrations each from 1899 to 1904, aiming to widen the publicâ€™s understanding of naturalism. He clearly thought of his works 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.
These illustrations are 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 164 million items in almost all media and in more than 470 languages.
Country USA
Brand Pomegranate
Manufacturer Pomegranate
Binding Calendar
ReleaseDate 2018-07-15
Format Wall Calendar
EANs 9780764980558

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