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Trompe-l'œil

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Artists can play tricks on your eyes.

Flucht vor der Kritik, Pere Borrell del Caso - 9626.jpg
Flucht vor der Kritik, Pere Borrell del Caso - 9626.jpg
They paint things that look real. A painting might look like a door. It might look like a window. This makes a flat wall look deep. It is fun to look at! Can you find the trick?

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File:Benvenuto Tisi called Il Garofalo - Treasure Room Fresco - Google Art Project.jpg
Benvenuto Tisi called Il Garofalo -...
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Pompejanischer Maler um 70 001.jpg
File:Colyer, Edwaert - Still Life - Google Art Project.jpg
Colyer, Edwaert - Still Life - Google Art...
File:Flucht vor der Kritik, Pere Borrell del Caso - 9626.jpg
Flucht vor der Kritik, Pere Borrell del...
File:Fresco with Trompe l'oeuil - Andrea Pozzo -Jesuit Church Vienna.jpg
Fresco with Trompe l'oeuil - Andrea Pozzo...
File:Tromp-l'oeil Still-Life 1664 Hoogstraeten.jpg
Tromp-l'oeil Still-Life 1664 Hoogstraeten.jpg
File:Haberle A Bachelors Drawer.jpg
Haberle A Bachelors Drawer.jpg
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