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09/09/05 08:22
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#100845 - OT: Original meaning of Trompe l'oeil
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The original meaning of Trompe l'oeil is the creation of the appearance of architectual features that are not real but created by painting effects. For example, painting a simple brick pillar to look like expensive marble; painting a simple ceiling to give the impression of comlex and expensive plaster work; or even creating the impression of a window where there is none.

The more sophisticated forms of Trompe l'oeil require a very good understanding of perspective.

There are some nice examples in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe_l%27oeil

And for some extreem examples see:

See: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/stu/wall/



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