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[[Image:Ascending_and_Descending.jpg|right|thumb|'''''Ascending and Descending''''' is a [[Lithography|lithograph]] print by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] artist [[M. C. Escher]] which was first printed in March [[1960]].]]

 

'''''Ascending and Descending''''' is a [[Lithography|lithograph]] print by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] artist [[M. C. Escher]] which was first printed in March [[1960]].

The original print measures 14" x 11 1/4”. The lithograph depicts a large building roofed by a never-ending [[staircase]]. Two lines of identically dressed men appear on the staircase, one line ascending whilst the other descends. Two figures sit apart from the people on the endless staircase: one in a secluded courtyard, the other on a lower set of stairs. While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create the visual paradox.

The original print measures 14" x 11 1/4”. The lithograph depicts a large building roofed by a never-ending [[staircase]]. Two lines of identically dressed men appear on the staircase, one line ascending whilst the other descends. Two figures sit apart from the people on the endless staircase: one in a secluded courtyard, the other on a lower set of stairs. While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create the visual paradox.