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Hand with Reflecting Globe
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Mirrors

Perhaps Escher was inspired by such warped images as a spherical reflection when he created his Circle Limit series (see Infinity). As he says, "Such a globe reflection collects almost one's whole surroundings in one disk-shaped image."

The mixture of the reality and the reflection fascinated Escher.



Puddle
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All M. C. Escher works (c) Cordon Art B.V.-Baarn-the Netherlands. Used with permission.

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