Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:70×100 cm Anshutz links the realism of

Anshutz links the realism of his mentor Thomas Eakins with that of the Ashcan School

and jewelry

Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library

Creator: Emile Bertrand

like miniature cathedrals from the deep sea

Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:70×100 cm Anshutz links the realism ofRed 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