Print Gallery
E771379
Print Gallery is a famous lithograph by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that depicts a mind-bending, self-referential cityscape looping into itself in an impossible perspective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Print Gallery canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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lithograph ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | M. C. Escher’s official catalogue raisonné NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
art gallery interior
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buildings ⓘ cityscape ⓘ harbor ⓘ self-referential image ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical art
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optical art ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance | one of M. C. Escher’s most famous prints ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
central blank region
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circular composition ⓘ recursive composition ⓘ self-referential structure ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
droste effect
NERFINISHED
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impossible perspective ⓘ visual paradox ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyInterpretation | analyzed in mathematical literature for its recursive structure ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
art collector
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rooftops ⓘ seaside town ⓘ ships in harbor ⓘ viewer looking at a print in a gallery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
infinity
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paradox ⓘ perception ⓘ relationship between art and reality ⓘ self-reference ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
mathematics
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perspective drawing ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Op art
NERFINISHED
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on mathematical research on the droste effect
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use of mathematical concepts in art ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Prentententoonstelling ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf | M. C. Escher’s graphic works ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| technique | lithography ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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