Trompe L Oeil Collection (page 8)

Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of a grey horse from the stables of Ludovico
BEN78495 Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of a grey horse from the stables of Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua, 1528 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Palazzo del Te

Pulcinella on a Swing, 1797 (fresco)
FTB81951 Pulcinella on a Swing, 1797 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (Giovanni Domenico) (1727-1804); Ca Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua (reigned 1444-78)
BEN78460 Marchese Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua (reigned 1444-78), his wife Barbara of Brandenburg, children, courtiers and their dog Rubino, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta

The Death of Cleopatra, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco)
ALI79364 The Death of Cleopatra, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco) by Romanino, Girolamo (c.1485-c.1566); Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, Italy; Alinari

Fireplace bearing the initials F. II. M. M. V signifying Federigo Gonzaga II
BEN78524 Fireplace bearing the initials F.II.M.M.V signifying Federigo Gonzaga II Marchese of Mantua, with a decorative frieze above incorporating various impresse from the Gonzaga coat of arms

Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of Morel Favorito
BEN78494 Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of Morel Favorito, a horse from the stables of Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua, 1528 (fresco) by Romano

Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of a chestnut horse from the stables of
BEN78490 Sala dei Cavalli, detail showing a portrait of a chestnut horse from the stables of Ludovico Gonzaga III of Mantua, its cheek branded with a G, 1528 (fresco) by Romano

Sala dei Giganti, detail of the destruction of the giants by Jupiters thunderbolts
BEN78484 Sala dei Giganti, detail of the destruction of the giants by Jupiters thunderbolts, 1536 (fresco) (detail of 78482) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (workshop of); Palazzo del Te, Mantua

Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque with hunting dogs
BEN78452 Putti with butterfly wings supporting the dedicatory plaque with hunting dogs and their handlers below, from the Camera degli Sposi or Camera Picta

St. John the Baptist and St. Francis of Assisi (fresco)
BEN85554 St. John the Baptist and St. Francis of Assisi (fresco) by Veneziano, Domenico (c.1400-61); Museo dell Opera di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Bookcase (photo)
MES100904 Bookcase (photo) by Austrian School; Melk Abbey, Austria; eMark Edward Smith; Austrian, out of copyright

Mosaic from the House of Neptune and Amphitrite (mosaic) (for room see 113527)
ALG113531 Mosaic from the House of Neptune and Amphitrite (mosaic) (for room see 113527) by Roman; Herculaneum, Naples, Campania, Italy; out of copyright

The Sala di Aurora (Hall of the Dawn) detail of the ceiling depicting Dawn
BEN107107 The Sala di Aurora (Hall of the Dawn) detail of the ceiling depicting Dawns chariot, 1621 (tempera on panel) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666)

The Last Judgement, detail from the cupola of the Duomo, 1572-79 (fresco)
BAT131536 The Last Judgement, detail from the cupola of the Duomo, 1572-79 (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74) and Zuccari, Federico (1540-1609); Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

The Passage to the Left against the Wall (top) and The Courvette etc
GG128237 The Passage to the Left against the Wall (top) and The Courvette etc, tis the Ground of all High Airs (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

The Passage to the Right (top) and The Capriole (bottom), c
GG128235 The Passage to the Right (top) and The Capriole (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

Trompe l oeil oculus in the centre of the vaulted ceiling of the Camera Picta or
BEN72245 Trompe l oeil oculus in the centre of the vaulted ceiling of the Camera Picta or Camera degli Sposi, 1465-74 (fresco) (for detail see 78525) by Mantegna

Envy, c. 1305 (fresco)
BEN67139 Envy, c.1305 (fresco) by Giotto (Giotto di Bondone) (c.1266-1337); Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

The Queens staircase, c. 1679 (photo)
XZL148143 The Queens staircase, c.1679 (photo) by French School, (17th century); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Child at the Door, from the Sala a Crociera, c. 1561 (fresco)
KAB143762 Child at the Door, from the Sala a Crociera, c.1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Maser, Treviso, Veneto, Italy; eDario Grimaldi; Italian, out of copyright

Design for a ceiling in the Hudde House, The Hague (pen and brown ink and w / c on paper)
XKH145248 Design for a ceiling in the Hudde House, The Hague (pen and brown ink and w/c on paper) by Wit, Jacob de (1695-1754); 25.6x34.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch

Mardi Gras, after an engraving by Joachim von Sandrart (1606-88) (oil on canvas)
RAF145038 Mardi Gras, after an engraving by Joachim von Sandrart (1606-88) (oil on canvas) by Gresely, Gaspard, or Gabriel (1712-56); 33.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery

"Trompe l'oeil, atelier de l'artiste" (Trompe l'oeil A Cabinet in the Artist's Studio)
FIA5389811 "Trompe l'oeil, atelier de l'artiste" (Trompe l'oeil A Cabinet in the Artist's Studio) Peinture de Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (Gysbrechts)

Painted cupola, 1685-86 (fresco)
5907275 Painted cupola, 1685-86 (fresco) by Bibiena, Ferdinando Galli (1657-1743) & Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); Oratory of the Madonna del Serraglio, San Secondo Parmense

Vase of Flowers in a Window, c. 1618 (oil on panel)
5672023 Vase of Flowers in a Window, c.1618 (oil on panel) by Bosschaert, Ambrosius the Elder (1573-1621); 64x46 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Flemish, out of copyright

Drawing of fruit from plaster cast in relief (soft pencil on paper)
2616606 Drawing of fruit from plaster cast in relief (soft pencil on paper) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); 43x29 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Father Kirchers Catoptric Machine - Machine by which a man looking at a plane mirror
XEE4407650 Father Kirchers Catoptric Machine - Machine by which a man looking at a plane mirror sees the face of a donkey, an ox

The Summer. Allegory about the Seasons. Painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593)
LSE4104980 The Summer. Allegory about the Seasons. Painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593). Musee du Louvre by Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-93); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The Summer)

Baroque architecture: staircase painted in trompe l oeil (trompe-l
LSE4196200 Baroque architecture: staircase painted in trompe l oeil (trompe-l oeil) (17th century). Painting by Jean Daret (1613-1668). Hotel de Chateaurenard

The Battle of Milvian Bridge in the Room of Constantine, 1517-24 (fresco)
991692 The Battle of Milvian Bridge in the Room of Constantine, 1517-24 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

The Victory of the Eucharist over Heresy, c. 1625-26 (oil on panel)
936982 The Victory of the Eucharist over Heresy, c.1625-26 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 16.2x21.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Feigned Letter Rack with Writing Implements, c. 1655 (oil on canvas)
873825 Feigned Letter Rack with Writing Implements, c.1655 (oil on canvas) by Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-78); 80.33 x67.95 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Forbidding the Weighing of Gold, scene from Stories of Furius Camillus, c
875157 Forbidding the Weighing of Gold, scene from Stories of Furius Camillus, c.1545 (fresco) by Salviati Cecchino, Francesco de Rossi (1510-63); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

A Trompe l Oeil with Birds, Keys, Spectacles and Sheet Music (oil on canvas)
778357 A Trompe l Oeil with Birds, Keys, Spectacles and Sheet Music (oil on canvas) by Remps, Andrea Domenico (c.1620-99); 54x71 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London

Arithmetic, 1760 (fresco transferred to canvas)
3618015 Arithmetic, 1760 (fresco transferred to canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 370.8 x 147 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Grammar, 1760 (fresco transferred to canvas)
3618017 Grammar, 1760 (fresco transferred to canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 370.8 x 147 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco)
3529381 The Drunkenness of Noah, detail from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, 1508-12 (fresco) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Alinari Archives

Macchiavelli, A. Gentili, Pier Capponi and Cavour (fresco) (detail of 3433390)
3433389 Macchiavelli, A. Gentili, Pier Capponi and Cavour (fresco) (detail of 3433390) by Mariani, Cesare (1826-1901); Sala Della Maggioranza, Ministero dell Economia e delle Finanze, Rome

Madonna del Tappeto (Madonna of the carpet), 1500-22 (fresco)
3496274 Madonna del Tappeto (Madonna of the carpet), 1500-22 (fresco) by Ambrogio da Fossano (Il Bergognone) (c.1460-1523); Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Right transept)

View of the Tapestry Room, Villa Reale, Monza, Lombardy, Italy (photo)
3498595 View of the Tapestry Room, Villa Reale, Monza, Lombardy, Italy (photo) by Reschi, Pandolfo (1643-99); (add.info.: Photo taken after the 2006/2007 restoration It was originally built by)

La Sapienza, ceiling of the Salone d Onore or Sala Napoleonica, 1777 (fresco)
3498350 La Sapienza, ceiling of the Salone d Onore or Sala Napoleonica, 1777 (fresco) by Knoller, Martin (1725-1804); Palazzo Greppi, Milan

A trompe-l oeil letter rack, with an engraving of King Charles II, a newspaper
3500163 A trompe-l oeil letter rack, with an engraving of King Charles II, a newspaper, a quill, a pen and a penknife (oil on canvas) by Colyer or Collier

Ceiling decorations from San Simpliciano, Milan (w / c & pencil on paper)
746852 Ceiling decorations from San Simpliciano, Milan (w/c & pencil on paper) by Gruner, Ludwig (1801-82); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Wall decorations from the House of Aulus Vettius, Pompeii, c
746849 Wall decorations from the House of Aulus Vettius, Pompeii, c.36-39 AD, 1897 (w/c on paper) by Bazzani, Luigi (1836-1927); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Torn in Transit, c. 1890-95 (oil on canvas)
712172 Torn in Transit, c.1890-95 (oil on canvas) by Haberle, John (1856-1933); 37x51 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

A Confederate Note, 1886-87 (oil on canvas)
712171 A Confederate Note, 1886-87 (oil on canvas) by Haberle, John (1856-1933); 37x51 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

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"Trompe l'oeil: An Artistic Illusion" Step into the world of trompe l'oeil, where art seamlessly blends with reality. From ancient frescoes to modern masterpieces, this captivating technique has been enchanting viewers for centuries. Transport yourself back in time to the Villa of Livia, where a trompe l'oeil garden mural from 40-20 BC adorns the walls. Marvel at its intricate details and lifelike depiction of nature, blurring the line between painting and reality. Fast forward to 1913 and discover "The Winter Egg, " a dazzling creation crafted from quartz, platinum, orthoclase, and diamonds. This exquisite piece showcases how trompe l'oeil can transcend traditional mediums and transform them into something truly extraordinary. In "Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber, " an oil on canvas masterpiece from c. 1602 by an unknown artist captures our attention with its deceptive realism. The fruits and vegetables appear so tangible that one might be tempted to reach out and touch them. Moving through history's tapestry of artistry is Oliver Cromwell's portrait from c. 1653. With meticulous brushstrokes capturing every wrinkle on his face, this oil on canvas work exemplifies how trompe l'oeil can breathe life into portraiture. Venturing beyond paintings lies architectural marvels like Kings Weston House in Bristol or Radnor House in Middlesex. These black-and-white photographs transport us into grand spaces adorned with baroque ceilings or painted urns nestled within niches – all meticulously designed to deceive our senses. "The Young Mechanic" by Nathaniel Jocelyn takes us back to 1848 when trompe l'oeil was used as a storytelling device. Through skillful rendering techniques, we witness a young boy engrossed in his mechanical pursuits – an illusion so convincing it almost feels like we are witnessing the scene firsthand.