According to legend, trompe l'oeil originated in a competition between artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius in ancient Greece. Zeuxis painted such lavishly appetizing grapes that birds tried to eat them.
Until March 2, the National Gallery of Art in Washington is hosting Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe l'Oeil Painting. Trompe l'oeil-- an artistic depiction of an object so exact as ...
The restoration of the Gozo Cathedral’s false dome – known in the artistic world as a Trompe L’Oeil – is currently underway by Maltese restoration company Prevarti. The Trompe L’Oeil is an art ...
An old story’s punch line frames the side of the Wall Street Gallery in Madison. It is a mural of Jim Reinhart finally getting around to painting the rest of his building. The owners of the gallery, ...
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