discomedusae jellyfish 2 fine art print ernst haeckel Size:50×70 cm the octopus plate is bold

the octopus plate is bold and atmospheric

scientific-botanical gallery wall

Original from the The New York Public Library

Art Nouveau

discomedusae jellyfish 2 fine art print ernst haeckel Size:50×70 cm the octopus plate is boldA second study of disc jellyfish, and a perfect companion to Haeckel's most famous plate. Here a different cast of medusae floats across the sheet, their bells patterned in warm corals and cool blues, tentacles streaming behind them in graceful, calligraphic lines. Ernst Haeckel's gift was to make these soft, near formless animals look architectural every curve deliberate, every arrangement balanced. The illustration is from Kunstformen der Natur (Art