When was the Dutch artist who created Metamorphosis II born?
17 June 1898
Title: Elkan Bauer
Passage: Elkan Bauer was an Austrian composer and friend and contemporary of Johann Strauss II born in Nikolsburg, on April 4, 1852.
Title: Mathieu Ficheroux
Passage: Matheus Josephus Lambertus (Mathieu) Ficheroux (April 22, 1926 - October 11, 2003) was a Dutch artist, who worked as sculptor, glass painter, painter, draftsman, wall painter and installation artist.  He is considered among the foremost Dutch artist of the second part of the 20th century.
Title: Metamorphosis II
Passage: 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 19.2 x and was printed from 20 blocks on 3 combined sheets.
Title: Metamorphosis III
Passage: Metamorphosis III is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher created during 1967 and 1968.  Measuring 19 cm × 680 cm (7½ × 268 inches - 22'4"), this is Escher's largest print.  It was printed on thirty-three blocks on six combined sheets and mounted on canvas.  This print was partly coloured by hand.
Title: Atrani, Coast of Amalfi
Passage: Atrani, Coast of Amalfi is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in August 1931.  Atrani is a small town and commune on the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.  Atrani is the second smallest town in Italy and was built right at the edge of the sea.  This image of Atrani recurs several times in Escher’s work, most notably in his series of "Metamorphosis" prints: "Metamorphosis I", "II" and "III".
Title: Wim T. Schippers
Passage: Willem Theodoor "Wim T." Schippers (] ; born 1 July 1942) is a Dutch artist, comedian, television director, and voice actor.  During the 1960s, he worked mostly as a visual artist, associated with the international Fluxus-movement.  As a television writer, director, and actor he is responsible for some of the most notable and controversial shows on Dutch televisions from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating a number of lasting characters and enriching the language with terms and expressions first coined in his shows.  In addition, he voiced the characters of Ernie and Kermit the Frog on the Dutch version of "Sesame Street".  For his shows, he has written over three hundred songs, and his reputation has changed from being Dutch television's ""enfant terrible"" to an acknowledged master in a variety of genres.
Title: Kurunta
Passage: Kurunta (Cuneiform: LAMMA ) was a Hittite king, a son of Muwatalli II born in the 13th century BC, and cousin of Tudhaliya IV.  "Kurunta" is a Luwian name; he also bore the Hurrian name "Ulmi-Teššup" (often spelled "Ulmi-Teshub"").
Title: Metamorphosis I
Passage: Metamorphosis I is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was first printed in May, 1937.  This piece measures 19.5 x and is printed on two sheets.
Title: M. C. Escher
Passage: 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972), or commonly M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints.
Title: Rama III
Passage: Nangklao (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว ) or Rama III (31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851) was the third monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 21 July 1824 to 2 April 1851.  He succeeded his father, Rama II, as the King of Siam.  His succession was unusual according to the traditions because Nangklao was a son of a concubine rather than a queen.  His accession was perceived by foreign observers as having usurped the prior claim of Prince Mongkut, who was a legitimate son of Rama II born to a queen, Srisuriyendra.  Under the old concept of Thai monarchy, however, a proper king must emulate Maha Sammata in that he must be "elected by the people."  Ironically, Prince Mongkut may have later contributed to this misconception, when he feared that his own accession might be perceived by foreign observers as a usurpation.
Metamorphosis II M. C. Escher