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Tag Archives: Trompe l’œil
1813: Deception
Margaretta Angelica Peale: Painting Catalogue: A Deception (1813)
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1960: Hidden Assets
Otis Kaye: Hidden Assets; the painting is undated, but I think the date on that $10 bill is 1960.
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, Art, Money, Otis Kaye, Painting, Trompe l'œil, USA
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1937: Ceiling
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka: Study of a Ceiling Painting for the Red Army Theater (1937)
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1725: Music Library
Giuseppe Maria Crespi: Libreria musicale (c. 1725)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Books, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Italy, Music, Painting, Trompe l'œil
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1795: The Staircase Group
Charles Willson Peale: Staircase Group (Portrait of Raphaelle Peale and Titian Ramsay Peale I) (1795)
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1924: Gala Éluard
Max Ernst: Gala Éluard (1924)
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1890: Nuts
De Scott Evans: Free Sample, Take One (c. 1890); Another Variety, Try One (c. 1890)
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1932: Summer in Saint-Michel
Pierre Roy: L’été de la Saint-Michel (Nature morte) [Summer in Saint-Michel (still life)] (1932)
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1690s: Cabinet of Curiosities
Domenico Remps: Cabinet of Curiosities (1690s)
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Belgium, Domenico Remps, Germany, Painting, Trompe l'œil
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1685: Lift Up Thine Eyes
The masterful trompe l’oeil frescos on the (flat) ceilings of the Church of Sant’ Ignazio di Loyola in Rome were painted by Andrea Pozzo in 1685. One depicts the apotheosis of St Ignatius—he rises up out of the ceiling into … Continue reading
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