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The wall and floor mosaics at the Alhambra
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M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity

The wall and floor mosaicsat the Alhambra stem from the same thought, albeit the Moors...

The wall and floor mosaics
at the Alhambra stem from the same thought, albeit the Moors only use
geometric figures

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The wall and floor mosaics at the Alhambra
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stem from the same thought,
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albeit the Moors only use geometric figures.
Duration
11 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:08
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

Feature documentary about the life and work of MC Escher.
What a pity the Moors didn't use figures - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:16
What a pity the Moors didn't use figures
I had left Italy. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:24
I had left Italy.
I am 40, the age at which most people are at their best. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
I am 40, the age at which most people are at their best.
I showed my brother, a geologist, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:18
I showed my brother, a geologist,
He advised me to read up on it, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:26
He advised me to read up on it,
The print Day and Night is a similar kind of cycle. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:06
The print Day and Night is a similar kind of cycle.
The judgment of acquaintances and friends - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:39
The judgment of acquaintances and friends
As a little boy lying in bed at night, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:43
As a little boy lying in bed at night,
A new factor has been added to this, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:11
A new factor has been added to this,
So it's a mishmash that lacks all profoundness. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:38
So it's a mishmash that lacks all profoundness.
I often dream of the film I would like to make, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:10
I often dream of the film I would like to make,
Sadly, there would be no audience for it - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:10
Sadly, there would be no audience for it
Since the complete exclusion of the Jews, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:21
Since the complete exclusion of the Jews,
I've cancelled my membership of the artist society Pulchri - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:10
I've cancelled my membership of the artist society Pulc...
Here in Baarn, I hardly know anyone, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:16
Here in Baarn, I hardly know anyone,
I have developed the tessellation pattern - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:38
I have developed the tessellation pattern
I had many Jewish friends. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:08
I had many Jewish friends.
One night, they were all taken away. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:13
One night, they were all taken away.
I entered their home. - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:43
I entered their home.
We had a single rickety bike with makeshift tires, - M. C. Escher: Journey to Infinity 00:34
We had a single rickety bike with makeshift tires,