Reptiles
E771383
Reptiles is a 1943 lithograph print by M. C. Escher that depicts small reptiles crawling out of and back into a flat tessellated drawing, blending two-dimensional and three-dimensional space in a surreal, self-referential loop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reptiles canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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lithograph print ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | paper ⓘ |
| author | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | copyrighted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
ashtray
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book ⓘ bottle ⓘ calendar ⓘ cigarette box ⓘ desk ⓘ dodecahedron ⓘ geometric shapes ⓘ matches ⓘ notebook ⓘ pencil ⓘ potted plant ⓘ reptiles ⓘ self-referential loop ⓘ tessellation ⓘ three-dimensional objects ⓘ two-dimensional drawing ⓘ |
| dimensionInteraction | two-dimensional and three-dimensional space ⓘ |
| genre | surrealism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
still life arrangement
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tessellated drawing of reptiles ⓘ three-dimensional reptiles ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Op art
NERFINISHED
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending 2D and 3D space
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self-referential composition ⓘ use of tessellation ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M. C. Escher’s prints exploring impossible realities
NERFINISHED
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M. C. Escher’s prints exploring tessellations ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | lithography ⓘ |
| technique | lithography ⓘ |
| theme |
illusion
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infinite loop ⓘ paradox ⓘ self-reference ⓘ transition between dimensions ⓘ |
| title | Reptiles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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