discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel animalart His jellyfish studies in particular

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

Title: Autumn at Oirase (Oirase no aki)

Place of origin: Japan

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement

discomedusae jellyfish fine art print ernst haeckel animalart His jellyfish studies in particularThis 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