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Escher’s Cloister at Monreale
perhaps alluding to the soul’s journey between life and death
The woman’s pale
reflecting themes of tragedy
The use of dark and dramatic lighting accentuates his figure and the dynamic movement suggested in the composition
Lady Absinth | Ferdinand Keller | 1901 Size:16"x12" Escher’s Cloister at MonrealeIn Lady Absinth, Ferdinand Keller frames the scene within a dark tunnel of bare, arching trees that close in like a corridor, drawing the eye toward a pale, ghost like female figure at its centre. She appears almost weightless, emerging from mist and shadow, her whitened form glowing faintly against the surrounding darkness. The enclosing trees suggest entrapment and descent, while the spectral figure embodies intoxication itself seductive, unreal,
