hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel algae • Paper thickness: 0

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who worked in various styles

Original from the Rijksmuseum

His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre

Original from Wikimedia Commons

hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel algae • Paper thickness: 0Glass sponges are nature's master glassblowers, building intricate skeletons from pure silica and this Haeckel plate shows them as the architectural wonders they are. Lattice like tubes and baskets rise across the sheet in pale ivory and gold, their delicate mesh walls drawn with a precision that makes them look almost engineered, like miniature cathedrals from the deep sea. The illustration belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature),