asteridea starfish fine art print ernst haeckel delft Place of origin: Netherlands

Place of origin: Netherlands

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the leptomedusae in this plate are tiny hydrozoan bells

together with Kuniyoshi and Kunisada

asteridea starfish fine art print ernst haeckel delft Place of origin: NetherlandsFew natural forms feel as effortlessly decorative as the sea star, and this plate gathers a constellation of them in deep reds, ochres and warm browns. Ernst Haeckel arranged the starfish with his characteristic eye for symmetry each five armed body radiating from the centre like a hand drawn mandala, surrounded by smaller species that fill the composition with rhythm and balance. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in