比目魚，菱鰈

1803

愛德華·多諾萬在這幅1803年的插圖中捕捉到了比目魚略顯滑稽的魅力，該插圖是他記錄英國魚類的雄心勃勃項目的一部分。請注意，兩隻眼睛都擠在頭部的左側——這是一種奇特的進化技巧，幫助這些比目魚在海底偽裝，同時警惕上方的捕食者。柔和的粉紅色和紫色色調與深色斑駁的斑塊形成對比，展現了藝術家對細節的敏銳觀察力，將一種常見的食用魚變成了令人驚訝的優雅主題。多諾萬的作品幫助普通的維多利亞時代人們欣賞在他們自家後院水域中游弋的奇異而奇妙的生物。

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