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the warmth
the posture observed from life or specimen
filaments and iridescent markings observed and set down with patient precision
and the composition sits on the page with the authority of a plate meant to be studied
Printed as an archival fine art print on matte fine art paper
Birds of Paradise by Ernst Haeckel Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm the warmthFrom Haeckel's monumental Kunstformen der Natur, this plate presents Birds of Paradise in a composition that balances scientific documentation with spectacular visual drama. The birds plumes fanned, postures proud are arranged with a decorator's instinct as much as a naturalist's, their extraordinary tail feathers and iridescent tones filling the vertical space in a cascade of natural ornament. Haeckel renders each species with equal precision and