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{{Short description|Print by M. C. Escher}}
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'''''Still Life with Spherical Mirror''''' is a [[Lithography|lithograph]] print by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] artist [[M. C. Escher]] which was first printed in November, [[1934]]. It depicts a setting with rounded bottle and a metal sculpture of a bird with a human face seated atop a newspaper and a book. The background is dark but in the bottle you can see the reflection of Escher’s studio and Escher himself sketching the scene.
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'''''Still Life with Spherical Mirror''''' is a [[lithograph]]y print by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] artist [[M. C. Escher]] first printed in November 1934. It depicts a setting with rounded bottle and a metal sculpture of a bird with a human face seated atop a newspaper and a book. The background is dark, but in the bottle can be seen the reflection of Escher's studio and Escher himself sketching the scene.


Self portraits in reflective spherical surfaces can be found in Escher’s early ink drawings and in his prints as late as the 1950’s. The metal bird/human sculpture is real and was given to Escher by his father-in-law. This sculpture appears again in Escher’s later prints ''Another World Mezzotint (Other World Gallery)'' (1946) and ''[[Another World (M. C. Escher)|Another World]]'' (1947).
Self-portraits in reflective spherical surfaces can be found in Escher's early ink drawings and in his prints as late as the 1950s. The metal bird/human sculpture is real and was given to Escher by his father-in-law. This sculpture appears again in Escher's later prints ''Another World Mezzotint (Other World Gallery)'' (1946) and ''[[Another World (M. C. Escher)|Another World]]'' (1947).

==Popular Culture==
The video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'' features a race of mythical creatures based off Escher's bird/human sculpture. The [[Characters_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess#Ooccoo_and_Ooccoo_Jr.|Oocca]] bear the same human-like head and avian body.


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[M. C. Escher]]
*''[[Another World (M. C. Escher)|Another World]]''
*''[[Hand with Reflecting Sphere]]''
*''[[Three Spheres II]]''
*[[Lithography]]
*[[Printmaking]]
*[[Printmaking]]

==Sources==
==Sources==
*Locher, J.L. (2000). ''The Magic of M. C. Escher''. [[Harry N. Abrams, Inc.]] ISBN 0-8109-6720-0.
*Locher, J. L. (2000). ''The Magic of M. C. Escher''. [[Harry N. Abrams, Inc.]] {{ISBN|0-8109-6720-0}}.

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Latest revision as of 16:54, 11 February 2024

Still Life with Spherical Mirror
ArtistM. C. Escher
Year1934
TypeLithography
Dimensions28.6 cm × 32.6 cm (11.3 in × 12.8 in)

Still Life with Spherical Mirror is a lithography print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in November 1934. It depicts a setting with rounded bottle and a metal sculpture of a bird with a human face seated atop a newspaper and a book. The background is dark, but in the bottle can be seen the reflection of Escher's studio and Escher himself sketching the scene.

Self-portraits in reflective spherical surfaces can be found in Escher's early ink drawings and in his prints as late as the 1950s. The metal bird/human sculpture is real and was given to Escher by his father-in-law. This sculpture appears again in Escher's later prints Another World Mezzotint (Other World Gallery) (1946) and Another World (1947).

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Sources

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  • Locher, J. L. (2000). The Magic of M. C. Escher. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-6720-0.
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