{"product_id":"escher-9788857251431","title":"Escher","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe highly original and unique art of \u003cem\u003eEscher\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaurits Cornelis Escher was born in 1898 in the Netherlands and died there in 1972. In 1922, he first visited Italy (Tuscany, Umbria, and Liguria) and in 1923 arrived in Rome, where he lived for twelve years, until 1935. The Roman period had a strong influence on all his later work, which saw him prolific in the production of lithographs and etchings especially of landscapes, views, architecture, and views of that ancient and Baroque Rome that he loved to investigate in its most intimate dimension, that of the night, by the dim light of a lantern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRestless, reserved, and undoubtedly brilliant, Escher in his famous engravings and lithographs created a unique, imaginative, impossible world where art, mathematics, science, physics, and design converge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the exhibition in Rome, the volume gathers over 300 works, including new acquisitions and many of his most notable pieces that have made him famous all over the world. It documents the story of the Dutch artist's genius with the most iconic works of his production such as \u003cem\u003eHand with Reflecting Sphere\u003c\/em\u003e (1935), \u003cem\u003eBond of Union\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis II\u003c\/em\u003e (1939), \u003cem\u003eDay and Night\u003c\/em\u003e (1938), and the \u003cem\u003eEmblemata\u003c\/em\u003e series, which belong to the common imagination referable to the great artist. The book also features the complete series of 12 \u003cem\u003eRoman Nocturnes\u003c\/em\u003e produced in 1934.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn artist discovered relatively recently, Escher is loved by those who know art, but also by those who are passionate about mathematics, geometry, science, design, and graphics. A wide range of themes converge in his works, and for this reason, in the panorama of art history, he represents a uniqueness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383789109484,"sku":"9788857251431","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17109923485341.jpg?v=1773380531","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/escher-9788857251431","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}