After visiting the Alhambra, he became captivated by Moorish ornamentation and by visual depiction of mathematical concepts; he later created Ascending and Descending, the Transformation prints, and Reptiles.
After marrying Jetta Umiker, he moved to Rome where he painted the realistic landscape Atrani. After visiting the Alhambra, he became captivated by Moorish ornamentation and by visual depiction of mathematical concepts; he later created Ascending and Descending, the Transformation prints, and Reptiles. For 10 points—name this graphic artist whose works involve "mental imagery" of repeated patterns and paradoxical constructions.
After marrying Jetta Umiker, he moved to Rome where he painted the realistic landscape Atrani.
Maurits Cornelis {Escher}