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Tuesday
Sep032013

Trompe-l’oeil (Deceive the Eye)!

DateTuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:21AM

Escaping Criticism, 1874, by Pere Borrell del Caso, oil on canvas, Collection Banco de España, MadridTrompe-l’oeil is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions. The techniqe dates back to ancient times, although it wasn’t given its name until the Baroque era.

A fine example of it exists in the work featured above, by artist Pere Borrell del Caso (1835-1910). We know very little about this Catalan painter, other than that he created “Escaping Criticism” when he was around 39 years old, and that he was also an illustrator and engraver.

READ MORE about this particular painting. A Google search will take you to a number of additional discussions of this famous work--but, alas, not more about the artist.

AuthorJill | Comment1 Comment |

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really like this.

September 5, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterITA

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