Ernst Haeckel
Actiniae
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Floral & botanical
Arachnida
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
A gathering of spiders, mites and a whipscorpion, drawn by Ernst Haeckel in 1904 with close attention to each creature's form.
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About this artwork
This is plate 66 of Kunstformen der Natur, titled Arachnida. It brings together a range of arachnids on a single sheet, among them orb-weaver spiders such as Gasteracantha cancriformis and Micrathena furcata, several mites including Cepheus latus, and a tailless whipscorpion. Haeckel was a zoologist as well as an artist, and the plate reflects both sides of that work: each animal is identified by species, and each is shown as a distinct and carefully observed shape. Seen together, the spiny, rounded and angular bodies make an unexpectedly decorative study of natural form.
On your wall: Suits a study, library or hallway, where its detailed natural-history subject invites a closer look, and it sits well beside other botanical or scientific prints.
- Title
- Arachnida
- Artist
- Ernst Haeckel
- Year
- 1904
- Style
- Floral & botanical
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German zoologist, naturalist, physician and professor who also worked as an artist. He described and named thousands of new species, drew a family tree linking all living things, and coined terms such as ecology and phylum. He helped introduce Charles Darwin's ideas to Germany.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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