{"product_id":"art-forms-in-nature-dover-pictorial-archive-9781635619201","title":"Art Forms in Nature (Dover Pictorial Archive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm and Beauty Depicting the Wonder of Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis edition includes a visual index of the plates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its meticulous color illustrations of exquisite life forms, Ernst Haeckel's renderings are still considered accurate--after more than a century.\u003cem\u003e Art Forms in Nature\u003c\/em\u003e perfectly marries art and science. Haeckel, although a prolific biologist, chose here to report only the visual information, with no written essays. Nature, in his own words, embodies \"a sense of the beautiful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published at the turn of the last century, this book was something of a status symbol, indicating the level of education and sophistication of the families whose homes it graced. Exhibiting the aesthetic sensibilities of the Art Nouveau period, Haeckel's work had a profound influence on many of the prominent artists of that time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach page is composed of single family of plant or animal matter, depicted without a setting, and identified only by their Latin classification. Unpretentiously celebrating the similarities and subtle variations within each classification, the forms speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether viewing a group of ammonites, jellyfish, or antelope, this dramatic display of the myriad forms of life make every page a wonderful discovery . This graphic tour de force will be treasured by readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available from Echo Point Books as a hardcover (ISBN 164837185X).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388795064594,"sku":"9781635619201","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2279df9-0348-40f8-a2cb-e98309d4b0c3.jpg?v=1728908658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/art-forms-in-nature-dover-pictorial-archive-9781635619201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}