Ernst Haeckel
Trochilidae
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Floral & botanical
Actiniae
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
A crowd of sea anemones, tentacles spread wide, gathered on an underwater rocky ground in a richly coloured plate by Ernst Haeckel.
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About this artwork
Actiniae is a colour lithograph by Ernst Haeckel, dated 1904. It shows many sea anemones of varied forms, their tentacles opening out like petals against a rocky underwater setting. The plate is number 49 in Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, a series of natural history illustrations. Haeckel was a German zoologist and marine biologist as well as an artist, and the plate reflects that combination of close observation and decorative arrangement. The flower-like shapes of the anemones give the scene a botanical feel, even though the subject is marine life.
On your wall: Its flower-like forms and underwater colours suit a study, a sitting room or a bathroom, particularly where natural history or botanical prints are already on display.
- Title
- Actiniae
- Artist
- Ernst Haeckel
- Year
- 1904
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist, naturalist, physician and professor who also worked as an artist. He described and named thousands of new species, drew a family tree linking all living things, and coined terms such as ecology and phylum. He helped introduce Charles Darwin's ideas to Germany.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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