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characterful piece
" by Herman T
Title: Libellules
he is remembered above all for humorous work
Original from Vienna Museum
Leptomedusae - Jellyfish dkwsport characterful pieceSmaller 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