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        "tombstone": "The Terrible Adventures of Scholastica: Illustration, Page 5, 1931. Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch, 1898\u20131972), written by Jan Walch. Wood engraving; image: 22.9 x 16.7 cm (9 x 6 9/16 in.); sheet: 32.2 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Michael S. Sachs, 2004.79",
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                    "title": "Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art",
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        "description": "The book for which this image was made takes place in Oudewater, a Dutch town famous in the 1500s for allowing people accused of witchcraft to prove their innocence. M. C. Escher presented a scene in which light and shadow play a crucial role, as witches appear in a domestic setting that features distinctive geometric repeating patterns found in his work in other media. He highlighted the characteristics of wood engraving by working in white lines as he carved away from the black background created by the uncut woodblock. Reflecting on the project, he regretted that \u201cillustrating means adopting someone else\u2019s ideas, whereas [I want] to visualize my own . . . thoughts.\u201d",
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