Packet 9: Tossup 20

This artist’s depiction of the Tower of Babel is viewed (-5[1])from (-5[1])an extreme high angle (-5[1])in front of (-5[1])an expanse of water. Archways house a bird with a human face and a hanging cornucopia in (15[1])this artist’s woodcut Another World. Douglas Hofstadter cited this artist’s work, such as Ascending and (15[1])Descending, to (15[1])illustrate a (15[1])“strange loop” in a book titled for this artist, (*) Gödel, and Bach. This artist included (10[1])a Parmigianino-style self-portrait in his Hand with Reflecting Sphere. In this artist’s lithograph (10[1])Relativity, people use (10[1])sideways and upside-down stairways. For 10 points, what Dutch artist (10[2])engraved (10[1])tessellations and optical illusions? ■END■ (10[3]0[4])

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