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	Topics Snakes (M. C. Escher) Topic Home *Snakes* is a woodcutWoodcut A woodcut is a wooden printing surface used in woodblock printing, a method in which an image is carved into the surface of ... print by the DutchNetherlands The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , which is formed by the Netherlands, the Neth... artist M. C. EscherM. C. Escher Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and me... which was first printed in July, 1969. It depicts a disc made up of interlocking circles which grow progressively smaller towards the center. There are three snakes laced through the edge of the disc. Snakes has rotational symmetryRotational symmetry Rotational symmetry is symmetry with respect to some or all rotations in m-dimensional Euclidean space.... of order 33 (number) This article discusses the number three.... , comprising a single wedge-shaped image which is repeated three times in a circle. The image is printed in three colours: green, brown and black. This means that it was printed from three blocks which were rotated on a pin to make three impressions each. Close inspection reveals the central mark left by the pin. This was Escher’s last print. See also PrintmakingPrintmaking Printmaking is a process for producing editions of artwork; painting, on the other hand, is a process for producing a singl... External links