Ernst Haeckel
Actiniae
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Floral & botanical
Chelonia
Ernst Haeckel, 1904
Seven turtles and tortoises, from swimming sea turtles to a heavy-shelled giant, gathered together on one carefully composed plate.
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About this artwork
This is plate 89 from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, made in 1904 as a chromolithograph. Seven chelonians share the page. Two sea turtles, the Leatherback and the Hawksbill, swim across the upper part. Below them are an Argentine Snake-necked Turtle, a mata mata, a Galápagos Tortoise, a Geometric Tortoise and a Common Snapping Turtle. The plate sets very different shell shapes and body forms side by side, so you can compare how varied these reptiles are.
On your wall: Its natural history subject suits a study, hallway or reading corner, and it sits comfortably in a living room alongside other botanical and zoological prints.
- Title
- Chelonia
- 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.
Delivery and returns
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