Heliactis — Sea Anemones of the Gulf of Naples

Heliactis presents a group of sea anemones emerging between rocks in a richly colored marine zoology study. Tall orange and burnt-red specimens dominate the composition, surrounded by smaller pink, yellow, and red forms whose radiating tentacles introduce changes in scale and texture.

The anemones are rendered with remarkable attention to their patterned bodies and dense crowns of tentacles. Pale spots punctuate the warmer forms, while muted gray-brown rocks and an olive-green background provide a restrained setting. The result balances scientific observation with the unusually decorative character of nineteenth-century natural-history illustration.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Angelo Andres; illustrated by A. Drieder
• Title: Heliactis
• Original title: Heliactis
• Series: Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel — Actiniae
• Date: 1883
• Period: 19th century
• Place of Origin: Leipzig, Germany
• Medium: Color lithograph

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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