florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel dog geometric and patterned like something

geometric and patterned like something designed rather than evolved — and this Haeckel plate makes the most of their charm

Anna Atkins (16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871) was an English botanist and photographer

He was the younger brother of the painters Odake Chikuha and Odake Etsudō

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Klinger was born in Dornbach near Vienna

florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel dog geometric and patterned like somethingRed algae rarely get their moment in the spotlight, but Ernst Haeckel gives the delicate Delesseria the reverence of a stained glass window. Translucent, leaf like blades in crimson and rose fan out across the plate, their fine veining and rippled edges rendered with the care most artists reserve for flowers. The effect is surprisingly luminous seaweed transformed into something jewel like. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms