Kunstformen der Natur, Tafel 59 – Siphonophorae (1904)

Highlights

• Kunstformen der Natur (Tafel 59) BHL47388273 by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) — a faithful museum-quality reproduction of a celebrated natural-history illustration.
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Description

This exquisite scientific illustration by Ernst Haeckel depicts Siphonophorae — colonial marine organisms related to jellyfish — rendered in delicate mint-green and crimson tones against a pale background. The central composition features a large, intricately patterned float (pneumatophore) surrounded by cascading tentacles, zooids, and reproductive structures, with detailed anatomical close-ups arranged symmetrically around the margins. Plate 59 is from Haeckel's landmark 1904 publication 'Kunstformen der Natur' (Art Forms in Nature), a 100-plate series published in Leipzig that profoundly influenced Art Nouveau design and the visual communication of natural science.