Ernst Haeckel
Actiniae
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Floral & botanical
Asteridea
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
Starfish, seen from above and below, alongside their delicate larvae, drawn with a naturalist's close attention to form.
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About this artwork
This is plate 40 from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, dated 1904, and it is devoted to the Asteridea, or starfish. The plate includes the common starfish, Asterias rubens, along with the stages of a young Asterias: the scaphularia, bipinnaria, brachiolaria and pentapalmar larvae, each shown from different angles. Two further species, Hymenaster echinulatus and Pteraster stellifer, appear too, with views of the mouth region and of the body from above and below. Seeing the animals at so many stages side by side makes the plate a quiet study in how varied one group of sea creatures can be.
On your wall: Its marine subject and carefully ordered arrangement suit a study, hallway or bathroom, and sit comfortably among other natural history prints.
- Title
- Asteridea
- 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.
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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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