Ernst Haeckel
Actiniae
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Floral & botanical
Trochilidae
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
A gathering of hummingbirds from Ernst Haeckel's 1904 plate, each one shown in fine detail, from the long-billed Sword-billed to the tufted coquettes.
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About this artwork
Trochilidae is plate 99 of Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, dated 1904. It brings together twelve hummingbirds on a single sheet, mostly males, among them the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Crimson Topaz, Red-tailed Comet, Tufted Coquette and the Sword-billed Hummingbird. The Buff-tailed Sicklebill and the Booted Racket-tail are there too, and one female, a Juan Fernández Firecrown, joins them. Haeckel drew the birds from millinery specimens, so their poses are not how they would hold themselves in life. Seen as a study of form, the plate invites you to compare bills, crests and tail feathers side by side.
On your wall: Suits a study, living room or hallway where a detailed natural history subject is welcome, particularly alongside other botanical or bird-themed pieces.
- Title
- Trochilidae
- 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
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