Ernst Haeckel
Actiniae
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Floral & botanical
Siphonophorae 59
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
A siphonophore colony studied from several angles, with its tentacles, gas bladder and tiny medusae each shown in careful detail.
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About this artwork
This 1904 plate by Ernst Haeckel is devoted to a siphonophore, a colonial sea creature, labelled here as Strobalia cupola and thought to be a Forskalia species. Rather than a single image, it brings together a series of studies: the whole colony, the gas bladder seen from above, and a cluster of polyps and medusae shown in stages as parts are removed. Further views show a stinging tentacle, along with a female medusa from the side and from below, and a male medusa. It forms plate 17 of Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, in the Siphonophorae group.
On your wall: Its delicate, botanical-looking forms suit a study, library, hallway or bathroom, especially where natural history prints or quiet, detailed pictures are already part of the scheme.
- Title
- Siphonophorae 59
- 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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