Kunstformen der Natur: verschil tussen versies

 

[[Afbeelding:Haeckel Discomedusae 8.jpg|thumb|De 8ste editie, [[Discomedusae]]. De twee centrale figuren zijn ''Desmonema annasethe''; de tentakels herrinerden Haeckel aan het lange golvende haar van zijn vrouw.]]

 

According to Haeckel scholar Olaf Breidbach (the editor of modern editions of ''Kunstformen''), the work was "not just a book of illustrations but also the summation of his view of the world." The over-riding themes of the ''Kunstformen'' plates are symmetry and organization. The subjects were selected to embody organization, from the scale patterns of [[boxfish]]es to the spirals of [[ammonite]]s to the perfect symmetries of jellies and microorganisms, while images composing each plate are arranged for maximum visual impact.<ref>Breidbach, ''Visions of Nature'', pp 229-231</ref>

A second edition of ''Kunstformen'', containing only 30 of the prints, was produced in 1924.

 

Haeckels originele classificaties zijn te zien in ''italics''.

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