Chelonia - Turtles public art and each plate reveals a

and each plate reveals a different facet of their form — proof of why his flowing

with their rhythmic repetition and elegant curves

and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher film genre

1822 – August 2

and woodcut

Chelonia - Turtles public art and each plate reveals aAncient, 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