Circle Limit IV
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Circle Limit IV is a famous woodcut print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of angels and devils arranged within a circular, hyperbolic space.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Circle Limit IV canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8998091 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Circle Limit IV Context triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Circle Limit IV]
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A.
Circle Limit III
Circle Limit III is a famous 1959 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of fish in hyperbolic space, exemplifying his fascination with mathematical geometry and visual paradox.
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B.
Circle Limit I
Circle Limit I is a 1958 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of fish within a hyperbolic, circular geometry.
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C.
Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
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D.
Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
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E.
Penrose stairs
The Penrose stairs is an impossible object and optical illusion depicting a staircase that appears to ascend or descend forever in a loop, defying the rules of Euclidean geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Circle Limit IV Target entity description: Circle Limit IV is a famous woodcut print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of angels and devils arranged within a circular, hyperbolic space.
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A.
Circle Limit III
Circle Limit III is a famous 1959 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of fish in hyperbolic space, exemplifying his fascination with mathematical geometry and visual paradox.
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B.
Circle Limit I
Circle Limit I is a 1958 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of fish within a hyperbolic, circular geometry.
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C.
Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Imaginary Landscape No. 4 is an experimental 1951 composition by John Cage for 12 radios and 24 performers that explores chance operations and indeterminacy in music.
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D.
Black Square
Black Square is a groundbreaking abstract painting by Kazimir Malevich that became an icon of the Suprematist movement and a symbol of radical artistic minimalism in the early 20th century.
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E.
Penrose stairs
The Penrose stairs is an impossible object and optical illusion depicting a staircase that appears to ascend or descend forever in a loop, defying the rules of Euclidean geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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tessellation artwork ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Heaven and Hell ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Op art
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mathematical art movement ⓘ |
| color | black and white ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | may be under copyright depending on jurisdiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| depicts |
angels
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devils ⓘ hyperbolic geometry ⓘ infinite pattern ⓘ tessellation ⓘ |
| dimensionType | two-dimensional artwork ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | various museums and galleries worldwide ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical art
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printmaking ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angel motif
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circular border ⓘ devil motif ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | hyperbolic perspective ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duality of good and evil
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infinity ⓘ order and chaos ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Islamic tessellations
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hyperbolic geometry ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
infinite tessellation of angels and devils
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visualization of hyperbolic space ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Circle Limit series ⓘ |
| patternType | regular repeating pattern ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre | late work of M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | woodcut ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 4 ⓘ |
| shape | circle ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
angels and demons
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religious symbolism ⓘ |
| title | Circle Limit IV ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
hyperbolic tessellation
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non-Euclidean geometry ⓘ reflection symmetry ⓘ rotational symmetry ⓘ symmetry ⓘ |
| visualField | bounded by a circle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Circle Limit IV Description of subject: Circle Limit IV is a famous woodcut print by Dutch artist M. C. Escher that depicts an infinite tessellation of angels and devils arranged within a circular, hyperbolic space.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.