Ernst Haeckel - 20th Century Illustration Master
Everyone should check out the art of Ernst Haeckel for it’s sheer beauty. Back in the day when science didn’t have a way to photograph under a microscope, this was the only way, hand drawings in black and white, and color. These drawings are rich from a microscopic netherworld, and they make awesome desktop backgrounds too. Draves talked about him as influence in interview with R.U. Sirius. Also checkout the theory of recapitulation. It’s about how we pass through various stages of evolution in the embryo, among other things…