The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel: Albume Ernst Haeckel
Autor Julia Voss, Rainer Willmannen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 oct 2017
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ISBN-10: 3836526468
Pagini: 704
Dimensiuni: 285 x 395 x 83 mm
Greutate: 7.33 kg
Ediția:Multilingvă
Editura: TASCHEN GmbH
Seria Albume Ernst Haeckel
Descriere
Microbial marvels Ernst Haeckel, the 19th-century pioneer who captured the artistic beauty of the natural world Ernst Haeckel (1834 1919) was a German-born biologist, naturalist, evolutionist, artist, philosopher, and doctor, who spent his life researching flora and fauna from the highest mountaintops to deepest ocean. A vociferous supporter and developer of Darwin s theories of evolution, he denounced religious dogma, abandoned an early career in medicine, authored philosophical treatises, gained a doctorate in zoology, and coined scientific terms which have passed into common usage, including ecology, phylum, and stem cell. Haeckel s colossal legacy has fascinated, confounded, and polarized generations. But what was at the heart of his extraordinary life s work? Rather like his intellectual forebear, Alexander von Humboldt, Haeckel was motivated not only to discover but also to explain. To do this, he created hundreds of detailed drawings, watercolors, and sketches of his findings which he published in successive volumes during the 20th century, including several marine organism collections and the majestic Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), which could serve as the cornerstone of Haeckel s entire life project. Like a meticulous visual encyclopedia of living things, Haeckel s work was as remarkable for its graphic precision and meticulous shading as for its understanding of organic evolution and cellular development. From bats to the box jellyfish, lizards to lichen, and spider legs to sea anemones, he emphasized the essential symmetries and order of nature, and found biological beauty in even the most unlikely of creatures. The prints not only furthered the study of natural history but also influenced generations of 20th-century artists and architects, from the emerging proponents of Art Nouveau to architects such as Hendrik Petrus Berlage, whose Amsterdam Commodities Exchange was inspired by Haeckel s illustrations. In this book, we celebrate the scientific, artistic, and environmental importance of Haeckel s work, with a collection of prints from several of his most important tomes on marine biology, including Die Radiolarien, Monographie der Medusen, Die Kalkschwamme: eine Monographie, and Kunstformen der Natur. At a time when biodiversity is increasingly threatened by human activities, the book is at once a visual masterwork, an underwater exploration, and a vivid reminder of the precious variety of life.Text in English, French, and German"
Descriere scurtă
Von Fledermäusen bis zu Flechten, von Echsen bis zu Würfelquallen, von Spinnenbeinen bis zu Mikroben aus den Tiefen der Ozeane: Der Künstler, Philosoph, Arzt und Meeresforscher Ernst Haeckel entdeckte im 19. Jahrhundert selbst in den kleinsten Geschöpfen die Schönheit des Lebens. Eine Sammlung von über 450 seiner schönsten Tafeln. "Die Natur erzeugt in ihrem Schoße eine unerschöpfliche Fülle von wunderbaren Gestalten, durch deren Schönheit und Mannigfaltigkeit alle vom Menschen geschaffenen Kunstformen weitaus übertroffen werden." - Ernst Haeckel
Notă biografică
Rainer Willmann ist Professor für Zoologie an der Universität Göttingen und Direktor des dortigen Zoologischen Museums. Seine wissenschaftlichen Hauptinteressen liegen in den Bereichen der Stammesgeschichtsforschung und Evolution sowie in der Biodiversitätsforschung und ihrer Geschichte. Er ist Mitbegründer des Zentrums für Biodiversitätsforschung und Ökologie an der Universität Göttingen.