chelonia turtles fine art print ernst haeckel drawing Original by Rijksmuseum

Original by Rijksmuseum

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chelonia turtles fine art print ernst haeckel drawing Original by RijksmuseumAncient, patient and beautifully patterned, sea turtles glide across this Haeckel plate with their shells rendered in intricate mosaics of brown, amber and green. Ernst Haeckel composed the sheet so that each turtle shows off the geometry of its carapace, the scutes fitting together like inlaid tile a reminder of why these animals have fascinated naturalists for centuries. The print is drawn from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), the 100