Prepare to be amazed by the works of M.C. Escher

Escher’s fascination with the possibilities of perspective is already evident in his early prints. In these works, he combines the rules of classical perspective with an extreme vantage point. Later, he began to experiment more and used the rules of perspective to mislead viewers. In these works, the perspective lines are straight, but Escher realised that, in actuality, a curved line corresponds more closely to what our eyes see. In Up and Down, he achieves perfection in the application of curved perspective.

A special parquet floor has always been in the Ballroom of Lange Voorhout Palace. However, it was not always the one that is currently laid there, designed by American minimalist artist Donald Judd (1928-1994). 

Here, the museum publishes articles on the life and work of M.C. Escher, organised into five categories. Jumping through time but always in the now. All year round you can enjoy background stories, anecdotes and trivia about this fascinating artist.

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Escher was a printmaker, but what exactly is that? Read the pages below to find out more about the techniques he used: woodcut, wood engraving, linocut, lithography, etching and mezzotint. Each of them has its own particular qualities, so the prints made using these techniques differ in terms of their complexity and visual character.

Escher in The Palace offers visitors two free audio guides. These can be listened to using the Bloomberg Connects app.
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