Editing Hand with Reflecting Sphere (section)

{{Short description|1935 lithograph by M. C. Escher}}
{{Infobox artwork
| image_file=Hand_with_Reflecting_Sphere.jpg  
| title=Hand with Reflecting Sphere
| artist=[[M. C. Escher]]
| year=1935
| type=[[Lithography|Lithograph]]
| height_metric=31.8
| width_metric=21.3
| metric_unit=cm
| imperial_unit=in
}}
'''''Hand with Reflecting Sphere''''', also known as '''''Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror''''', is a  [[Lithography|lithograph]] by  [[Netherlands|Dutch]] artist  [[M. C. Escher]], first printed in January 1935. The piece depicts a hand holding a reflective  sphere. In the reflection, most of the room around Escher can be seen, and the hand holding the sphere is revealed to be Escher's.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
                                                                                               
Self-portraits in reflective, spherical surfaces are common in Escher's work. In much of his self-portraiture of this type, Escher is in the act of drawing the sphere, whereas in this image he is seated and gazing into it. On the walls there are several framed pictures, one of which appears to be of an [[Shadow_play#Indonesia|Indonesian shadow puppet]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}