hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel peacock Paul Klee was a Swiss-born

Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist

The tiger pouncing amid the five irises could thus symbolize the relationship of nature to human intelligence

Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art

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The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges

hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel peacock Paul Klee was a Swiss-bornGlass sponges are nature's master glassblowers, building intricate skeletons from pure silica and this Haeckel plate shows them as the architectural wonders they are. Lattice like tubes and baskets rise across the sheet in pale ivory and gold, their delicate mesh walls drawn with a precision that makes them look almost engineered, like miniature cathedrals from the deep sea. The illustration belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature),