discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel greenlizard surrounded by smaller species that

surrounded by smaller species that fill the composition with rhythm and balance

Date: 1922

fish and other sea creatures

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discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel greenlizard surrounded by smaller species thatThis is the image many people picture when they think of Ernst Haeckel: jellyfish drifting through dark water, their domed bells glowing in pinks, golds and violets above long, trailing tentacles. The Discomedusae plate is one of the most beloved in his entire body of work, and it is easy to see why the symmetry is hypnotic and the colours feel almost lit from within. It belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), the series of 100