Hexactinellae - Sponge woodcut in Allgäu

in Allgäu

on its own it brings the same calming

Title: Portrait of a Lady

Court officials often said that 'accompanying the emperor is just like being at the side of a tiger'

Hexactinellae - Sponge woodcut in AllgäuGlass 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),