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Blue Discomedusae Jellyfish (Linantha & Linerges) – Original ColorLithograph by Ernst Haeckel, Antique Print
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Original 1879 lithograph from Ernst Haeckel's Das System der Medusen, depicting Linantha and Linerges jellyfish in a refined pale-blue palette. A striking combination of scientific precision, marine symmetry and decorative elegance.
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Original engravings from the 17th–19th century.
Blue Discomedusae: When Marine Science Becomes Ornament
This original 1879 lithograph from Ernst Haeckel’s monumental scientific work Das System der Medusen depicts the delicate forms of the Discomedusae, including Linantha and Linerges. Printed in a refined pale-blue palette and bearing the important plate credit “E. Haeckel del.”, the work combines marine biology with remarkable decorative elegance.
The plate reveals Haeckel’s extraordinary ability to transform scientific observation into visual rhythm. Through radial symmetry, transparent anatomical structures and flowing marine forms, this jellyfish study approaches the language of ornament while remaining a rigorous nineteenth-century scientific illustration.
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A Pale-Blue Study of Discomedusae
The composition brings together several related medusae forms, balancing full organism views with anatomical details and radial structures. The large circular elements and translucent bell-shaped forms create a calm but highly sophisticated visual field.
Its soft blue tonality gives the plate a particularly contemporary decorative presence, while the scientific inscriptions and anatomical precision preserve its identity as an authentic natural history document.
Visual and Interior Presence
With its pale marine blue, balanced composition and quiet ornamental rhythm, this lithograph is especially suited to refined interiors, coastal-inspired spaces, studies, libraries and contemporary gallery walls. It offers a rare combination of scientific depth and visual lightness.
Displayed on its own, the plate has a serene and elegant presence; placed alongside other Haeckel medusae, it introduces a luminous blue note into a curated natural history arrangement.
Heritage Stories
Discover more about Ernst Haeckel, his marine studies and the visual world behind his extraordinary jellyfish plates in our editorial feature:
Ernst Haeckel and the Beauty of Jellyfish
Condition Report
Printed on original nineteenth-century paper and preserved in very good antique condition. Minor age-related toning, occasional spotting and gentle signs of handling may be present, consistent with authentic scientific lithographs of this period. Please examine the photographs carefully, as each impression retains its own individual antique character.
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Details
- Work: Das System der Medusen
- Artist / Author: Ernst Haeckel
- Plate credit: “E. Haeckel del.”
- Date: 1879
- Technique: Original 19th-century lithograph
- Publisher: Gustav Fischer, Jena
- Lithography: Lith. Anst. v. F. Giltsch, Jena
- Plate: Taf. XXXIX – Discomedusae
- Subject: Linantha and Linerges
- Sheet size: approx. 35 × 27.5 cm
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