Colosseum

1934

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows an architectural interior with a series of arches in shadow. The composition includes a large arch in the foreground leading to smaller arches on a distant wall. The architecture extends into the background with an implied horizon. Intricate patterns created by crosshatched lines provide texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, black and white, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts. The repeated rounded arches create a rhythmic composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23 x 29.4 cm (9 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.110.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 260

  • Series Title

    Nocturnal Rome

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: M.C.Escher; lower right in graphite: Nackteljk Rome: let Colosseum; lower left in plate: MCE 5-'34

Wikidata ID

Q74045802

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