Trompe L Oeil Collection

Trompe l oeil garden from the Villa of Livia, 40-20 BC (fresco)
LRI4819896 Trompe l oeil garden from the Villa of Livia, 40-20 BC (fresco) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Trompe l oeil garden from the Villa of Livia, 40-20 BC (fresco)
LRI4819893 Trompe l oeil garden from the Villa of Livia, 40-20 BC (fresco) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds
CH463083 The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds, gold & demantoid) (see also 463082) by Holmstrom, Albert (1846-1920); height: 10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber, c. 1602 (oil on canvas)
873366 Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber, c.1602 (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Cotan, Juan (1560-1627); 68.9x84.46 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Anne R

Oliver Cromwell, c. 1653 (oil on canvas)
621923 Oliver Cromwell, c.1653 (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 - 3 September 1658)

Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper)
XOS5874007 Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Khan, Aqil (active mid-1700s); 12.5x7.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

3540 3
VEN5027197 3540 3; (add.info.: Salle de l'histoire d'Ulysse. Fresque de Pellegrino Tibaldi (ou Tibaldo) dit il Pellegrini (1530-1596). Detail de la voute. Palazzo Poggi, Bologne

A man and two women photographed around 1900 at a fair, driving a fake car painted in trompe l'oeil (Rolls Royce)
PCT4256954 A man and two women photographed around 1900 at a fair, driving a fake car painted in trompe l'oeil (Rolls Royce) (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Hercules (Heracles) received in Olympus, 1780. Ceiling fresco of Palazzo Malvezzi, Bologna
VEN5027251 Hercules (Heracles) received in Olympus, 1780. Ceiling fresco of Palazzo Malvezzi, Bologna. Artwork by Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728-1781) and David Zanotti.; (add.info)

The ceiling painted by Hippolyte Berteaux, the official painter of the city of Nantes, was inaugurated in 1881
ETI4396865 The ceiling painted by Hippolyte Berteaux, the official painter of the city of Nantes, was inaugurated in 1881

View of the valut of the Room of Ulysses, Palazzo della Prefettura, Bergamo, Italy (photo)
2654973 View of the valut of the Room of Ulysses, Palazzo della Prefettura, Bergamo, Italy (photo); (add.info.: Bergamo, Palazzo della Prefettura: the vault of the Hall of Ulysses)

Wallpaper design by Joseph Dufour et Cie, Macon, France, c.1800-27 (wallpaper)
BAL112375 Wallpaper design by Joseph Dufour et Cie, Macon, France, c.1800-27 (wallpaper); Deutsches Tapetenmuseum, Kassel, Germany.

Ceiling frescoes of the Hall of Cardinals, Collegio San Carlo. Modene
VEN5027572 Ceiling frescoes of the Hall of Cardinals, Collegio San Carlo. Modene; Fondazione San Carlo, Collegio San Carlo, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Ceiling frescoes of the Hall of Cardinals)

Secession War or American Civil War (1861-1865): a Quaker cannon, a tree trunk cut and painted to appear as a cannon
NWI4831745 Secession War or American Civil War (1861-1865): a Quaker cannon, a tree trunk cut and painted to appear as a cannon, a Manassas (Virginia)

Trompe l'Oeil Still Life, c.1754 (gouache, tempera? and w/c)
XOS5874072 Trompe l'Oeil Still Life, c.1754 (gouache, tempera? and w/c) by Meyer, Jacobus Cornelis (18th century); 37.3x27.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The ceiling painted by Hippolyte Berteaux, the official painter of the city of Nantes, was inaugurated in 1881
ETI4396862 The ceiling painted by Hippolyte Berteaux, the official painter of the city of Nantes, was inaugurated in 1881

Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo) represented in Apollo surrounded by glory and virtue in the presence of Hercules
BEN5468509 Cosimo I de' Medici (Cosimo) represented in Apollo surrounded by glory and virtue in the presence of Hercules, a Nymph and Atlas

Two young women driving a car, early 20th century (b/w photo)
PCT5618254 Two young women driving a car, early 20th century (b/w photo); (add.info.: Two young women driving a car: photograph with trompe-l'oeil decoration taken in a studio at the beginning of)

Faience Stannifere Trompe l'oeil Dish with Large Fire Design Polychrome Diameter 23 cm Musee Grobet Labadie
JEB4903085 Faience Stannifere Trompe l'oeil Dish with Large Fire Design Polychrome Diameter 23 cm Musee Grobet Labadie Marseille; Musee Grobet-Labadie, Marseille

France, Photographic business card showing a trompe l'oeil of Trombine and Binette of 4 characters, 1863
LUX4731766 France, Photographic business card showing a trompe l'oeil of Trombine and Binette of 4 characters, 1863; (add.info.: France)

The apotheosis of Hercules (fresco)
BEN5461408 The apotheosis of Hercules (fresco) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); Palazzo Marucelli-Fenzi, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: The apotheosis of Hercules)

France, Photographic business card showing a trompe l'oeil de pierrot et pigombine, 1863
LUX4731780 France, Photographic business card showing a trompe l'oeil de pierrot et pigombine, 1863; (add.info.: France)

France: Fair photo showing a trompe l'oeil representing two gendarmes driving an alcoholic to the station, 1925
LUX4723894 France: Fair photo showing a trompe l'oeil representing two gendarmes driving an alcoholic to the station, 1925; (add.info.: France)

France: 2 men pose in a trumpe the fairground representing a car, 1910
LUX4773466 France: 2 men pose in a trumpe the fairground representing a car, 1910; (add.info.: France: 2 men pose in a trumpe the fairground representing a car, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Ceiling of the Comedie Francaise, Painting by Alexis de Mazerolles (19th century), Paris, France
ETI4396867 Ceiling of the Comedie Francaise, Painting by Alexis de Mazerolles (19th century), Paris, France.; (add.info.: Ceiling of the Comedie Francaise)

The 'Cappella Paolina', view of the altar wall, designed by Carlo Maderno (1556-1629) 1617 (photo)
BEN110314 The 'Cappella Paolina', view of the altar wall, designed by Carlo Maderno (1556-1629) 1617 (photo); Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts, c.1895 (oil on canvas)
XOS5878804 Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Peto, John Frederick (1854-1907); 95.9x83.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by John F)

The 'Cappella della Annunciata' (Chapel of the Annunciation) designed by Flaminio Ponzio (c.1560-1613)
BEN110324 The 'Cappella della Annunciata' (Chapel of the Annunciation) designed by Flaminio Ponzio (c.1560-1613) detail of ceiling vault by Guido Reni (1575-1642) 1610 (photo)

The 'Sala delle Prospettive' (Hall of Perspective) designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481-1536) c.1510 (photo)
BEN107218 The 'Sala delle Prospettive' (Hall of Perspective) designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1481-1536) c.1510 (photo); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting"), 1738

Letter Rack. Trompe l'oeil. Creator: Hindric Sebastian Sommar
Letter Rack. Trompe l'oeil, Unknown date

Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Johan Klopper
Trompe l'oeil, late 17th-early 18th century

Trompe l'oeil with prints, maps and publications, in or after 1748. Creator: Anon
Trompe l'oeil with prints, maps and publications, in or after 1748. Against a background of woven fabric

Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Six designs for a decorative wall, c.1752-c.1819. In garden/outside

Design for the decoration of three walls of a room, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Design for the decoration of three walls of a room, c.1752-c.1819

Design for part of a wall painting for the Van Hasselt side room, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Design for part of a wall painting for the Van Hasselt side room, c.1752-c.1819

Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c.1472/77-1528/33), c.1533. Creator
Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c.1472/77-1528/33), c.1533. Self portraits signal a growing awareness among artists of their own role

Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, 1654. Creator: Gerard Houckgeest
Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, 1654. Other Title(s): Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, with a Trompe-l'Oeil Curtain

Wallpaper painting with bacchante, 1786. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Wallpaper painting with bacchante, 1786

Board Partition with Musical Instruments. Trompe l'oeil, 1672. Creator: Franciscus Gysbrechts
Board Partition with Musical Instruments. Trompe l'oeil, 1672. Earlier ascribed to Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1625-1675)

Trompe L'Oeil: Papers Pinned to Wall, 1735/65. Creator: Martin Cerulli
Trompe L'Oeil: Papers Pinned to Wall, 1735/65

Aphorismi Politici: Trompe l'Oeil with Posted Notices and Prints, 1735/1765. Creator: Martin Cerulli
Aphorismi Politici: Trompe l'Oeil with Posted Notices and Prints, 1735/1765

Trompe l'Oeil of Posted Notices and Prints, 1735/1765. Creator: Martin Cerulli
Trompe l'Oeil of Posted Notices and Prints, 1735/1765

Cantate: Trompe l'Oeil of Posted Prints, 1735/1765. Creator: Martin Cerulli
Cantate: Trompe l'Oeil of Posted Prints, 1735/1765

Dead Wildfowl and a Huntsman's Net. Trompe l'oeil, 1670. Creator: Jacob Biltius
Dead Wildfowl and a Huntsman's Net. Trompe l'oeil, 1670

La colére d'Agamemnon, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La colere d'Agamemnon, 19th century. Ancient history - The anger of Agamemnon

Le retour d'Ulysse, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le retour d'Ulysse, 19th century. Ancient History - The Return of Ulysses

Trompe l'Oeil of a Framed Print of Mary with the Child;Virgin and Child, 1676-1695. Creator: Franz de Hamilton
Trompe l'Oeil of a Framed Print of Mary with the Child;Virgin and Child, 1676-1695

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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.