Fooling the Eye: Trompe L'oeil in Art History

A fascinating thing about our eyes is their ability to deceive us. From how our visual system and brain perceive an image in front of us, the optical illusion prevails. Imagine you stroll down a cement sidewalk and stumble upon what appears to be a massive gap. You’ll most likely back up, blink a few times, and suddenly that enormous ditch evolves into a complex sketch manifested out of colored chalk.

Res Obscura: The Art of Fooling the Eye

Trompe l'oeil - Designing Buildings

A Modern Trompe L'Oeil Painter

Res Obscura: The Art of Fooling the Eye

Sarah Gilman, Trompe l'oeil after Gijsbrechts - Independents Biennial

Seeing is believing

How Artists Create Images That Fool the Eye

Res Obscura: The Art of Fooling the Eye

Art review: No fooling, trompe l'oeil can amaze

Trompe l'oeil Painting, San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Ma…

Franciscus GILSBRECHTS (Active, 1672 - circa 1676) Trompe-l'œil - Ref.106572

Trompe l'oeil Exhibitions at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum

Trompe l'Oeil - Trompe l'Oeil Painting Techniques With Examples

How Artists Create Images That Fool the Eye

Trompe-L'Oeil with Study Wall and Vanitas Lives

TROMPE L'OEIL: LA TECNICA DELL'ILLUSIONE PITTORICA - DECORI MURALI - TROMPE L'OEIL

Louis Léopold Boilly, Trompe l'Oeil

Trompe l oeil hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil