Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:70×100 cm Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library

Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library

and jewelry

and took a key role in helping Cleveland’s development as an important watercolor center

who worked in various styles

Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:70×100 cm Original from Biodiversity Heritage LibraryRed algae rarely get their moment in the spotlight, but Ernst Haeckel gives the delicate Delesseria the reverence of a stained glass window. Translucent, leaf like blades in crimson and rose fan out across the plate, their fine veining and rippled edges rendered with the care most artists reserve for flowers. The effect is surprisingly luminous seaweed transformed into something jewel like. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms