Metamorphosis II

Metamorphosis II is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher. It was created between November, 1939 and March, 1940. This print measures and was printed from 20 blocks on 3 combined sheets.
Like "Metamorphosis I", the concept of this piece is to morph one image into a tessellated pattern and then slowly alter that pattern eventually to become a new image. 
The process begins left to right with the word "metamorphose" (the Dutch form of the word "metamorphosis") in a black rectangle, followed by several smaller metamorphose rectangles forming a grid pattern. This grid then becomes a black and white checkered pattern, which then becomes tessellations of reptiles, a honeycomb, insects, fish, birds and a pattern of three-dimensional blocks with red tops. 
These blocks then become the architecture of the Italian coastal town of Atrani (see "Atrani, Coast of Amalfi"). In this image Atrani is linked by a bridge to a tower in the water, which is actually a rook piece from a chess set. There are other chess pieces in the water and the water becomes a chess board. The chess board leads to a checkered wall, which then returns to the word "metamorphose".