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Valentine's Day 2017
14 February 2017

Valentine's Day 2017

Young love on Valentine's day :)

In this photo Maurits Cornelis Escher and Jetta Umiker have been married for just over two months. They look into the camera and into the future with anticipation. With confidence, or still with some uncertainty?

Erik Kersten

Erik Kersten

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Woodcut of Jetta, 1925

Woodcut of Jetta, 1925

In March 1923 Escher meets the Swiss family Umiker in Ravello, Italy. He falls in love with their youngest daughter Jetta. Maurits is fascinated by this mysterious girl, with whom he speaks in broken Italian. They get married in Viareggio on 12 June 1924.
Temple at Segesta

Temple at Segesta

Escher visited Sicily for the first time in the spring of 1932, together with his friend and painter Giuseppe Haas-Triverio. From Palermo they travelled to the coast, circled Mount Etna, to Randazzo and visited the lava formations at Bronte. In just over a month, Escher made 23 drawings and took numerous photos.
The submerged cathedral

The submerged cathedral

In the legend of Ys, a mythical Breton city which lies below sea level is submerged by water when the daughter of the king, blinded by love, opens the gates for her lover. According to the legend the outlines of the cathedral occasionally rise from the mist while the tower bells seem to toll.