M. C. Escher Gallery
The original print measures 14 in × 11 1?4 in (35.6 cm × 28.6 cm). The lithograph depicts a large building roofed by a never-ending staircase. Two lines of identically dressed men appear on the staircase, one line ascending while the other descends. Two figures sit apart from the people on the endless staircase: one in a secluded courtyard, the other on a lower set of stairs
While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create the visual paradox
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M.C. Escher drew spatial illusions, impossible buildings and repeating geometric patterns known as tessellations. He also produced woodcuttings and lithographs
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