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Letter: Angels and demons

Published 27 June 2012

From Allen Taylor

In your article “Welcome to the Escher-verse”, Lisa Grossman refers to the Escher illustration shown as containing angels and bats (9 June, p 8).

A closer look calls into question their description as bats. This piece, sometimes known as Angels and Demons, offers a contrast between good and evil, light and darkness, not supernatural beings and small flying mammals.

The editor writes:

• Its official title is the slightly less descriptive Circle Limit IV.

Oregon City, Oregon, US

Issue no. 2871 published 30 June 2012

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