hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel band He was noted for his

He was noted for his paintings depicting rural life in his home state

Title: „Ptilota plumosa

Solar system

Date: 1890-1895

Date: 1911

hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel band He was noted for hisGlass 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),