In the winter of 1925/1926 Escher worked on a series of six woodcuts about the creation of the world as told in the Book of Genesis, 'I sei giorni della creazione'.
M.C. Escher, Birds, woodcut, 1926
The series gathered a lot of appreciation, both in the Netherlands as in Italy where he exhibited them in May 1926. Escher finished off his series with a woodcut, in which he incorporated all the titles and a group of birds.
M.C. Escher, The Second Day of Creation (The Division of the Waters), woodcut, 1925
M.C. Escher, The Fifth Day of Creation, woodcut, 1926
Source
[*] Wim Hazeu, M.C. Escher, Een biografie, Meulenhoff, 1998, page 126
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Cloister of Monreale
Escher visited Sicily while it was still untouched. In the spring of 1932 he made his first trip to the island, together with his friend and painter Giuseppe Haas-Triverio.
One of the places they visit is the cloister at the cathedral of Monreale. It is considered as one of the most beautiful in Italy. In March 1933 Escher created a wood engraving which is based on this visit.
