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Strada di Scanno

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Strada di Scanno
ArtistMaurits Cornelis Escher
Year1929
LocationNational Gallery of Canada[1], Ottawa

Strada di Scanno is a lithographic print by Maurits Cornelis Escher made in 1929.

Description

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The lithograph depicts a street in Scanno (Vico Ciorla), it represents this village alley with a descending staircase in which there are two female figures doing work on the bobbin lace.[2] In the distance there is a mountain and trees.

Detail of the Scanno alley where Escher created the lithograph, with a reproduction of the lithograph mounted on the wall.
Strada di Scanno
Strada di Scanno
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Notes

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  1. ^ "Visioni: l'Abruzzo incantato di Escher". Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ Del Monaco, Luca. Progetto editoriale Claudio D'Alessandro (in Italian and English). pp. 26–27.