Leptomedusae - Jellyfish dkwsport he is remembered above all

he is remembered above all for humorous work

sculptor and inventor

Original from Vienna Museum

characterful piece

Leptomedusae - Jellyfish dkwsport he is remembered above allSmaller 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