The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher For me it remains an open question whether this work pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art.----M.C. Escher The Dutch artist Maurits C. Escher (1898-1972) was a draftsman, book illustrator, tapestry designer, and muralist, but his primary work was as a printmaker. He was born in Leeuwarden, Holland and was the son of a civil engineer. He spent most of his childhood in Arnhem. He wanted to be an architect so he enrolled in the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem. He stared studying there in 1919. But he did not do well in school and got very bad grades. However he was very good at graphic arts and he decided to shift from architecture to drawing and printmaking upon the encouragement of his teacher Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. In 1924 Escher married Jetta Umiker, and they moved to Rome and had a fami....

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