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 [[eternal|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 [[eternal|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]]. |