discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel animalart Queensland State

Queensland State

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

Place of origin: Japan

giving each reptile a sense of motion and character

after 1906 Piet Mondrian

discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel animalart Queensland StateThis 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