florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel Size:70×100 cm His jellyfish studies in particular

His jellyfish studies in particular went on to influence Art Nouveau designers and even architecture

Original from The Cleveland Museum of Art

Haeckel applied the same eye for symmetry and ornament to these jewel-like birds

Date: 1945

rather than on complex planetary movements

florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel Size:70×100 cm His jellyfish studies in particularRed 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