Description
" This intricate diagram captures Sivartha's fascination with the magical properties of the number 12
alert and dressed in extraordinary colour
MDTitle: Plasma Diagnostic PackageCreator: NASADate: 1982Place of origin: USA
1896 saw him moving to Munich where he worked as an illustrator for the Meggendorfer-Blätter and others
only five years before his untimely death at age thirty-five
Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant moon " This intricate diagram capturesEqual parts beautiful and slightly sinister, the tropical pitcher plants on this Haeckel plate are nature's most elegant traps. Their hanging, lidded pitchers evolved to lure and digest insects dangle from curling tendrils in greens, reds and speckled patterns, drawn by Ernst Haeckel with all the drama these extraordinary carnivorous plants deserve. The image belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100