Haeckel Collection

Art of Diatom algae (from Ernst Haeckel)
Diatoms. Computer-enhanced engraving of assorted species of diatom. Diatoms are a group of single- celled algae. The two main morphological types of diatom are represented here

1894 Haeckel Pithecanthropus ape man crop
Pithecanthropus europeaus alalus (european speechless ape-man) by Gabriel Max, 1894, reproduced as Photogravure Plate 29 in Ernst Haeckel " Naturliche Schopfungs-Geschichte"

1909 Cartoon Darwin, apes, Haeckel
1909 " On Darwins hundredth Birthday" Illustration of Charles Darwin in heavenly tree with young chimpanzee (left) and orangutan (right)

Basidiomycota: filamentous fungi
Coloured lithograph by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899-1904. Date: 1904

Pedigree of Man
Tab XV from Ernst Haeckel (1879) The Evolution of man: a popular exposition of the principal points of human ontogeny and phylogeny, London: Kegan Paul, 2 v: ill

Nepenthes gymnamphora pitcher plant
Nephenaceae or pitcher plants: Nepenthes gymnamphora (Nepenthes melamphora), carnivorous plant native to Indonesia. Chromolithograph by Adolf Glitsch from an illustration by Ernst Haeckel from Art

Acanthophracta, radiolarians
Coloured lithograph by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899-1904. Date: 1904

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Ctenophora or comb jellies
Ctenophora or comb jelly: Haeckelia rubra 1, 2, Hormiphora species 3, Callianira bialata 4, Tinerfe cyanea 5, and Lampea pancerina 6

Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
NWI4949758 Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel.; (add.info.: Naturalist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Professor Ernest Haeckel in his study, Jena University, Germany
NWI4948258 Professor Ernest Haeckel in his study, Jena University, Germany.; (add.info.: Professor Ernest Haeckel in his study, Jena University, Germany.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Art forms of nature, 1899-1903. Creator: Haeckel, Ernst (1834-1919)
Art forms of nature, 1899-1903. Private Collection

Ammonitida or extinct fossil ammonites: Cardioceras cordatum 1, 2, Schloenbachia varians 3, 4, Ptychites opulentus 5, 6, Douvilleiceras mammillatum 7, Puzosia planulatus 8

Acantharia Radiolaria protozoa species: Xiphacantha species 1, Stauracantha spinulosa 2, Phyllostauridae species 3, Pristacantha polyodon 4, Lithopteridae species 5, Gigartaconidae species 6, 7

Land-working women, East Prussia, 1922. Artist: Georg Haeckel
Land-working women, East Prussia, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), receiving birthday homage (after his death) from the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. Date: 1909

Portrait of Ernst Haeckel next to the skeleton of a monkey, c. 1860 (photo)
3432991 Portrait of Ernst Haeckel next to the skeleton of a monkey, c.1860 (photo) by Perscheid, Nicola (1864-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 11 Heliodiscus Discoidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615756 Plate 11 Heliodiscus Discoidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 7 Epibulia Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615752 Plate 7 Epibulia Siphonophorae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 5 Ascandra Calcispongiae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615750 Plate 5 Ascandra Calcispongiae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 2 Globigerina Thalamophora from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615748 Plate 2 Globigerina Thalamophora from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 16 Pegantha Narcomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615761 Plate 16 Pegantha Narcomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 3 Stentor Ciliata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615749 Plate 3 Stentor Ciliata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 19 Pennatula Pennatulida from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615737 Plate 19 Pennatula Pennatulida from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 12 Miliola Talamophora from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615757 Plate 12 Miliola Talamophora from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 10 Ophiothrix Ophiodea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615755 Plate 10 Ophiothrix Ophiodea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 9 Maeandrina Hexacoralla from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615754 Plate 9 Maeandrina Hexacoralla from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 6 Tubuletta Tubulariae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615751 Plate 6 Tubuletta Tubulariae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 1 Circogonia Phaeodaria from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615747 Plate 1 Circogonia Phaeodaria from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 28 Toreuma bellagemma, Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615745 Plate 28 Toreuma bellagemma, Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 27 Hormiphora Ctenophorae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615744 Plate 27 Hormiphora Ctenophorae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 26 Carmaris Trachomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615743 Plate 26 Carmaris Trachomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 25 Diphasia Sertulariae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615742 Plate 25 Diphasia Sertulariae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 22 Elaphospyris Spyroidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615739 Plate 22 Elaphospyris Spyroidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 18 Linantha Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615736 Plate 18 Linantha Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 15 Zonaria Fucoideae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615760 Plate 15 Zonaria Fucoideae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 14 Peridinium Peridinea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615759 Plate 14 Peridinium Peridinea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 13 Dinobryon Flagellata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615758 Plate 13 Dinobryon Flagellata from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 8 Desmonema Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615753 Plate 8 Desmonema Discomedusae from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 24 Staurastrum Desmidiea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615741 Plate 24 Staurastrum Desmidiea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Plate 20 Pentacrinus Crinoidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615738 Plate 20 Pentacrinus Crinoidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Portrait of Ernst Haeckel, c. 1910 (photo)
3432998 Portrait of Ernst Haeckel, c.1910 (photo) by Perscheid, Nicola (1864-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834 -1919) was a German biologist

Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) front cover of third edition illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
5615746 Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) front cover of third edition illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)

Plate 22 Elaphospyris Spyroidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)
5615740 Plate 22 Elaphospyris Spyroidea from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) illustrated by Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) by Haeckel

Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), 1899-1903. Creator: Haeckel
Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), 1899-1903. Private Collection

Filicinae or fern plants: Alsophila species, Polypodium species, Asplenium nidus, Angiopteris species, Monogramma species, and Pteris quadriaurita

Teleostei or ray-finned fish: sea moth, Pegasus laternarius 1, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 2, leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques 3, Striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus 4

Discomedusae jellyfish species
Discomedusae jellyfish: lions mane jellyfish, Cyanea annasethe 1, 2, Floresca species 3, and compass jellyfish, Chrysaora hysoscella 4

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"Haeckel: Exploring the Wonders of Nature Through Art and Science" Step into the captivating world of Ernst Haeckel, a renowned German biologist and artist whose work revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. In 1894, Haeckel unveiled his mesmerizing "Art of Diatom algae, " showcasing the intricate beauty hidden within these microscopic organisms. Delving further into evolution, Haeckel introduced us to Pithecanthropus, an ape man crop that challenged conventional beliefs about human origins in 1909. His thought-provoking cartoon featuring Darwin, apes, and himself ignited discussions on our shared ancestry. Beyond evolutionary studies, Haeckel's fascination with nature extended to Basidiomycota - filamentous fungi that thrive in diverse ecosystems. He meticulously studied their forms and patterns to unravel their secrets. In his groundbreaking masterpiece "Pedigree of Man, " Haeckel traced humanity's lineage through time immemorial. This awe-inspiring illustration captured the essence of our interconnectedness with all living beings. Venturing into botanical wonders, Haeckel explored Nepenthes gymnamphora pitcher plant - a carnivorous marvel that lures unsuspecting prey into its deadly embrace. His detailed observations shed light on this extraordinary adaptation for survival. Hailing from Acanthophracta radiolarians to Nudibranchia sea slugs and Ctenophora comb jellies - Haeckel unraveled the mysteries dwelling beneath ocean depths. These enchanting creatures fascinated him as he sought to unveil their hidden stories through artistry and scientific inquiry. In 1886, a French copy of Haeckel's tree-of-life diagram emerged; it depicted life's diversity branching out like delicate tendrils across time and space—a testament to his enduring influence on evolutionary biology. Ernst it also paid homage to Charles Darwin, his intellectual predecessor.