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Let's meet Marius Cornelius Escher.

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Escher was a famous Dutch artist known for his paintings and sculptures.

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He was born in 1898 on the 17th of June and died in 1972 on the 27th of March.

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He studied at the Technical College of Deft

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and the Harlem School of Architecture and Decorative Arts.

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Like many artists, his talents were not celebrated

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until much later in his life.

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a chair was not for his impossible art prints and drawings consisting of impossible figures

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esther is most famous for the impossible world he created in his art these words

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gave the illusion of death as if you could step into the paintings he was inspired by

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his visit to the Alhambra the Granada and the Italian painter Giovanni Piranesi whose art

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inspired the style of many video games today his use of geometry shapes made

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him popular amongst mathematics and scientists he did this through the

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profound technique of three-dimensional objects

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He was also very interested in the natural world and the future of many animals like

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birds, fish and crocodiles, however his art did not feature many colors rather he often

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use mute tones. In 2002, a museum was dedicated to him in Netherlands. It is called Hector

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in the Palace. However, his art can be seen in many museums around the world.

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Thank you.