Matthäus Passion van Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
1938
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concert program with woodcut title and illustration in purple on cover
Dimensions
image: 15.3 x 10.4 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.) sheet: 23.4 x 15.6 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Michael S. Sachs, Inc.
Accession Number
1995.57.1
About the Artist
M.C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist renowned for his mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints featuring impossible constructions, tessellations, and explorations of infinity. Though he considered himself lacking in mathematical ability, Escher's work demonstrates profound intuitive understanding of geometry, symmetry, and spatial paradox. A transform...