{"product_id":"escher-angels-devils-sphere","title":"Sphere Angels and Devils Tessellation Round Orb Paperweight by Escher 4.5H","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHeaven and Hell, Locked Together\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eEscher angels devils sphere\u003c\/strong\u003e wraps one of the artist's best loved puzzles around a ball. It measures 4.5 in x 3.5 in x 3.5 in in resin with hand painted colorings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe angels and devils are told apart by color. Angel wings interlock with the black bat shapes of the devils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM.C. Escher\u003c\/strong\u003e drew a round tessellation, and Parastone has adapted it into a round sculptural ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resin with hand painted colorings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5 in x 3.5 in x 3.5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black stand and color description card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parastone Museum Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct number:\u003c\/strong\u003e ESC05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOne Pattern, Two Natures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a tessellation, every shape is also the space around its neighbor. Here the angel is the background of the devil, and the devil is the background of the angel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the joke and the lesson of the Escher angels devils sphere. Good and evil need each other to make the pattern complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Round Tessellation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEscher made a round woodcut of angels and devils, Circle Limit IV, in 1960. Its figures shrink toward the rim of the circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Escher tessellation orb shows the same idea turned into an object. It makes a handsome Escher desktop sphere. Find kin in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/parastone-museum-replicas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eParastone Museum Replicas\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/statues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMuseum Statues Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDisplay and Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 1.5 lbs, the Escher angels devils sphere sits steadily on its black stand on a desk or shelf. Dust it with a soft dry brush. Keep the resin out of strong sun. This angels and devils paperweight needs no special care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eM.C. Escher in Brief\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaurits Cornelis Escher lived from 1898 to 1972 and was born in Leeuwarden, in the Netherlands. He worked mainly in woodcuts and lithographs. He called his tessellations the regular division of the plane. He studied the Alhambra in Granada in 1922 and again in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor More Reading from the Web\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow Escher from the Alhambra tilings to his work with mathematicians on hyperbolic patterns. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M._C._Escher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eM. C. Escher - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Parastone","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":1192578379,"sku":"ESC05","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/products\/5d330abd0ee16424c05bfb6c6d36dc61.jpg?v=1777660867","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/escher-angels-devils-sphere","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}