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Fine Art

Optical Illusion in Fine Art – A Victorian Trompe-l’œil Example

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Optical Illusion in Fine Art - A Victorian Trompe-l'œil Example "Escapting Criticism" by Pere Borrell del Caso, 1874,
04
Jul

Optical Illusion in Fine Art – A Victorian Trompe-l’œil Example Do you see what I see? The boy thinks he is escaping from a picture frame? Does he not realize that he is leaping from a Trompe-l’œil frame? Does he not know that such a frame is an optical illusion – the frame is part […]

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Fine Art

Black Velvet Paintings available at Duplantier

Posted on by Bettye
21
Jun

Commission an artist for a custom Black Velvet painting at Duplantier! For so many, paintings on black velvet were the epitome of tackiness. You might remember the images of Elvis, matadors, tigers and Christ to name a few, and the stands set up along the side of the road to sell them? In those days, […]

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