m.c escher dream (mantis religiosa) wood engraving (colorized) greeting card (1 or 10-pcs)

m.c escher dream (mantis religiosa) wood engraving (colorized) greeting card (1 or 10-pcs)

"The print Dream combines three distinct elements: first the architecture, a reminiscence of a curious little twelfth-century church in southern Italy. It consisted of loose cross vaults under on overhanging rock. Secondly, the marble sarcophagus with the recumbent figure of a bishop, which l saw in the crypt at Saint Peter’s in Rome. And thirdly, an insect common in southern Italy, a praying mantis. It sat down on the edge of my drawing folder, while l was sketching somewhere in Sicily, long enough to be pictured in detail. My only intention was to suggest an impression of three-dimensionality, of endless depth.”

semi-glossy print on mat paper.
available in 1 and 10-packs.
envelopes included.

famous engraving, famous artist, surrealism