m.c escher dream (mantis religiosa) wood engraving (colorized) 100% cotton sweatshirt

m.c escher dream (mantis religiosa) wood engraving (colorized) 100% cotton sweatshirt

"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.”

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100% ring-spun cotton
light fabric (6.4 oz/yd² (217 g/m²))
relaxed fit
sewn-in twill label

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