Circle Limit IV · Heaven & Hell

Angels become the space between devils. Equal figures, growing infinitely small at the edge of the Poincaré disk.

Interior detailBoundary detail · Fine Geometric construction

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The construction

A traced angel is carried through the disk by rotations around feet and wing tips. The devils emerge from the black space it leaves.

About this study

Editable vector outlines and engraved linework, built on hbjs. The optional six-sector detail treatment approximates the woodcut; use Reference to compare.

Escher in The Palace reference ↗