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Saint Vincent Martyr

1925

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This is a drawing featuring a mystical scene by the sea. The image shows a serene landscape with a large bird overlooking a sleeping figure surrounded by light. The drawing includes detailed elements such as white buildings with rounded roofs on a cliff, a sailing boat on the sea, plants, and creatures resembling canines on the cliff's edge.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut on lighter paper
Credit Line

Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection
Accession Number

1973.65.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 103

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

Bool, F.H. et al. M.C. Escher: His Life and Complete Graphic Work. Amsterdam: Meulenhoff, 1981; English-language edition, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982.

Wikidata ID

Q65574014

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