#abysmal-zone

[abysmal-zone]

[ID: A lithographic illustration in warm tones of sea anemones in various shapes, colors, and sizes. They frame the entire image while clinging to rocky brown surfaces. There’s a patch of barnacles in the bottom right corner. There’s also a section of water in the center, with more anemones seen faintly in the background. End ID.]

Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur

[abysmal-zone]

[ID: A black and white, copper plate print showing the Chengde Mountain Resort in China. The resort’s structures sit on the right side of the print, at the edge of a lake which is sparsely lined with trees. There are tall hills or mountains in the distance. The sun shines in the left corner while clouds take up the right. End ID.]

Morning Glow on the Western Ridge

Matteo Ripa, made between 1711 and 1713