Lacertilia - Lizards plant including books and graphic works

including books and graphic works from postage stamps to magazine vignettes

sophisticated presence

Creator: MacDonald Gill

and it is easy to see why — the symmetry is hypnotic and the colours feel almost lit from within

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Lacertilia - Lizards plant including books and graphic worksQuick, alert and dressed in extraordinary colour, the lizards on this Haeckel plate practically dart across the page. Geckos, agamas and gliding "flying dragons" are arranged in lively poses, their scaled bodies and outstretched limbs rendered in greens, blues and warm earth tones. Ernst Haeckel balanced scientific accuracy with real visual energy, giving each reptile a sense of motion and character. The image is part of Kunstformen der Natur (Art