Wall Decoration Ideas Using Historical Prints and Old-World Art
Most wall decoration ideas point you toward the same mass-produced canvases and abstract prints that show up in…
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Asteridea by Ernst Haeckel Explained
Asteridea by Ernst Haeckel is Plate 40 from Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature. The plate…
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Ostraciontes by Ernst Haeckel Explained
Ernst Haeckel’s Ostraciontes is Plate 42 from Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature. The plate shows…
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Clover Leaf World Map by Heinrich Bünting (1581.)
Heinrich Bünting’s Clover Leaf world map is usually titled Die gantze Welt in einem Kleberblat, meaning roughly “The…
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Globe Gore World Map by Francesco Ghisolfi (16th century.)
Francesco Ghisolfi’s 16th-century world map is unusual because of its shape. It does not present the world as…
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Oval World Map By Francesco Ghisolfi (16th century)
Francesco Ghisolfo, often written as Francesco Ghisolfi, is connected with some of the most beautiful manuscript atlas work…
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Ernst Haeckel’s Discomedusae Explained
Ernst Haeckel’s Discomedusae is one of the most memorable jellyfish images from Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms…
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Gamochonia by Ernst Haeckel Explained
Ernst Haeckel’s Gamochonia is Plate 54 from Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature. The plate shows…
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Narcomedusae by Ernst Haeckel Explained
Ernst Haeckel’s Narcomedusae is Plate 16 from Kunstformen der Natur, or Art Forms in Nature. The series was…
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Europa Regina by Sebastian Münster (1581.)
Europa Regina means “Queen Europe.” It is one of the most unusual map images of the 16th century…
