"Ascending and Descending is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in March 1960.The original print measures 14 in \u00D7 11 1\u20444 in (35.6 cm \u00D7 28.6 cm). The lithograph depicts a large building roofed by a never-ending staircase. Two lines of identically dressed men appear on the staircase, one line ascending while the other descends. Two figures sit apart from the people on the endless staircase: one in a secluded courtyard, the other on a lower set of stairs."@en . . "Ascending and Descending"@en .