
Painting containing an optical illusion or serving as an illusion itself, suggesting that it is something else, e.g. a door or a window. Jan van Eyck's John the Evangelist is an example.
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(French: `deceive the eye`), in painting, the representation of an object with such verisimilitude as to deceive the viewer concerning the material ... [4 related articles]
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painting done on a flat surface to resemble a realistic, three-dimensional scene
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Painting that gives a convincing illusion of three-dimensional reality. As an artistic technique, it has been in common use in most stylistic periods...
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decorative painting which suggests three dimensions.
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A french term meaning 'deception of the eye.' It is applied to painting so photographically realistic that it may fool the viewer into thinking that the objects or scene represented are real rather than painted.
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A term meaning "Fool the eye" in French. It involves rendering a subject with such detail and attention to lighting and perspective that the finished piece appears real and three-dimensional.
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French for "fool the eye." A two-dimensional representation that is so naturalistic that it looks actual or real (three-dimensional.)
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Decoration on a flat surface that appears three-dimensional. The term is French for 'deceive the eye'.
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French for "deceive the eye". A painting with extreme naturalistic details, aiming to persuade the viewer that they are looking at an actual object, not a representation.
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A term meaning 'Fool the eye' in French. It involves rendering a subject with such detail and attention to lighting and perspective that the finished piece appears real and three-dimensional
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[
n] - a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
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noun a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
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Painting that gives a convincing illusion of three-dimensional reality. As an artistic technique, it has been in common use in most stylistic periods in the West, originating in classical Greek art
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