Ascidiae – Haeckel, 1901

Description

Renowned late 19^th- and early 20^th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel published more than 100 detailed, multicolor illustrations of animals in his Art Forms of Nature album. The overriding themes of his art are symmetry and organization, with images on each plate arranged for maximum impact. These intensely colored Ascidiae (sea squirts) positively glisten.