Illusion Collection (page 8)

St. Gregory, c. 1450-52 (fresco)
3703890 St. Gregory, c.1450-52 (fresco) by Pizzolo, Niccolo (c.1420-53); (add.info.: formerly in the Ovetari Chapel of the Church of the Eremitani, Padua)

Her Guardian Angel, c. 1899 (stereograph)
884526 Her Guardian Angel, c.1899 (stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Their Guardian Angel, 1897 (stereograph)
884516 Their Guardian Angel, 1897 (stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Her Guardian Angels, 1893 ( stereograph)
884525 Her Guardian Angels, 1893 ( stereograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angeles de la guarda); Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Effects of the Fata Morgana (engraving)
3622262 Effects of the Fata Morgana (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effects of the Fata Morgana.); © Look and Learn

All is Vanity (colour litho)
3643055 All is Vanity (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All is Vanity. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Bankers Table, 1877 (oil on canvas)
3493195 The Bankers Table, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Harnett, William Michael (1848-92); 20.3x30.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Subscription form for Conjurers Monthly Magazine, Editor In Chief Harry Houdini (litho)
3100953 Subscription form for Conjurers Monthly Magazine, Editor In Chief Harry Houdini (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chung Ling Soo, aka William E Robinson, Man Of Mystery (litho)
3100944 Chung Ling Soo, aka William E Robinson, Man Of Mystery (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chung Ling Soo, aka William E Robinson, Man Of Mystery)

L Ombromanie (litho)
3100942 L Ombromanie (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Ombromanie. Page from Mahatma magazine)

Magic advertisements (litho)
3100941 Magic advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magic advertisements)

Decorative end paper (colour litho)
KW353661 Decorative end paper (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from a nineteenth century book; ); English, out of copyright

Renaud in the arms of Armide, 1730-39 (oil on canvas)
XIR390310 Renaud in the arms of Armide, 1730-39 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Jean-Baptiste van (1684-1745); 130x200 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers

Trompe l Oeil (oil on canvas)
XIR28036 Trompe l Oeil (oil on canvas) by Le Motte, Jean-Francois de (17th century); Musee de l Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer, France; out of copyright

Interior of the Theatre, built 1580-85 (b / w photo)
ALI252722 Interior of the Theatre, built 1580-85 (b/w photo) by Palladio, Andrea (1508-80) & Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1552-1616); Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza

Pirates counting their spoils (colour litho)
PNP269030 Pirates counting their spoils (colour litho) by Howard, C.T. (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; American, out of copyright

Cupboard (oil on canvas)
XKH145546 Cupboard (oil on canvas) by Gysbrechts, Franciscus (fl.c.1660); 116x68.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

Trompe l oeil of hunting equipment and a bird cage (oil on canvas)
RAF145036 Trompe l oeil of hunting equipment and a bird cage (oil on canvas) by Leemans, Johannes (c.1633-88); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

Vanitas still life seen through a trompe l oeil window (oil on canvas)
KSG153835 Vanitas still life seen through a trompe l oeil window (oil on canvas) by Gysbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (fl.1659-72); 115.5x81 cm; Private Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Detail of a frieze from the vault (mosaic)
XIR169670 Detail of a frieze from the vault (mosaic) by Byzantine, (5th century); Oratorio di Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy; (add.info.: frieze of a mosaic of the vault; ); out of copyright

A Street Magician near the Place de la Bastille, Paris, engraved by H. Jannin, c
CHT173554 A Street Magician near the Place de la Bastille, Paris, engraved by H. Jannin, c.1840-50 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A Zoetrope band depicting a cyclist (coloured engraving)
CHT175001 A Zoetrope band depicting a cyclist (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Solar Microscope, from Les Grandes Inventions Anciennes et Modernes
CHT200414 Solar Microscope, from Les Grandes Inventions Anciennes et Modernes by Louis Figuier (1819-94), Paris, 1861 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); CNAM

Harry Houdini c. 1898 (litho)
1194746 Harry Houdini c. 1898 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the greatest of all magicians, the Houdinis, Harry)

A woodcut engraving depicting an artist using a drawing aid to get the proportions of a
5311317 A woodcut engraving depicting an artist using a drawing aid to get the proportions of a portrait correct. Engraving by Albrecht DAorer (1471-1528) a German painter, printmaker

Electrical Apparatus For Amusement, The Obedient Padlock (litho)
5236378 Electrical Apparatus For Amusement, The Obedient Padlock (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electrical Apparatus For Amusement, The Obedient Padlock)

The Cook, Advertisements (litho)
5236350 The Cook, Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cook, Advertisements)

Harry Houdini (litho)
5238962 Harry Houdini (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Houdini. Page from Mahatma magazine)

Frederick Eugene Powell (litho)
5238921 Frederick Eugene Powell (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick Eugene Powell)

The Experiment Of Levitation, F D Hewes, Advertisements (litho)
5238847 The Experiment Of Levitation, F D Hewes, Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Experiment Of Levitation, F D Hewes, Advertisements)

Advertisements (litho)
5238827 Advertisements (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisements. Page from Mahatma magazine)

Anti-Spititualism, F D Hewes, Hugh G Emmett, A J Martvne (litho)
5236348 Anti-Spititualism, F D Hewes, Hugh G Emmett, A J Martvne (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anti-Spititualism, F D Hewes, Hugh G Emmett, A J Martvne)

Fragment of a Woman on a Balcony, 10 B. C- 14 A. D (fresco)
5242315 Fragment of a Woman on a Balcony, 10 B.C- 14 A.D (fresco) by Roman, (1st century AD); 60x45.2 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Second Style of Roman wall painting)

Hal Merton (litho)
5238838 Hal Merton (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hal Merton. Page from Mahatma magazine, October 1899.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection; American

G. A. Reid and Chas. Wagner: Philadelphia in Perspective, c. 1883 (cyanotype)
996294 G.A. Reid and Chas. Wagner: Philadelphia in Perspective, c.1883 (cyanotype) by American Photographer, (19th century); 8.8x11.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c. 1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets)
3063503 Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c.1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets) by Swanfeldt Tent & Awning Co. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz)

Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c. 1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets)
3063502 Straitjacket owned by Harry Houdini, c.1915 (khaki canvas, leather & metal rivets) by Swanfeldt Tent & Awning Co. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz)

Illusionistic Ceiling with a Grape Arbor, Figures Poised on Galleries, and a Central Scene of Olympian Gods, c. 1570/1580

Cracked illusion
Gianluca Li Causi

Impossible time
Thoum

Try your fortune
Kiyo Murakami

Magic of the season
Kiyo Murakami

Insanitea
Christophe Kiciak

Pouring?
Wieteke de Kogel

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"Unveiling the Illusion: From Blossom to Decay, a Journey of Perception" Step into the world where reality and imagination intertwine. In London, England, UK, Banksy's thought-provoking street art challenges our perception of society. Meanwhile, at Victoria Falls in Zambia, Africa, nature paints an enchanting picture with waterfalls and rainbows that seem almost too perfect to be real. Delve deeper into the realm of illusions with Co's "Trompe l'oeil, " a masterpiece from 1670 that tricks our eyes into believing we are looking at something entirely different. Travel back in time to 1863 when French illusionist Henri Robin captured a ghostly apparition in a spirit photograph by Eugène Thiébault. Experience the Pepper's Ghost Illusion where specters seemingly materialize before your eyes. Marvel at Penrose stairs artwork that defies logic and challenges our understanding of space and perspective. Witness the breathtaking sight of a rainbow over Uig Sands (Traigh Chapadail) or Iceland's majestic Gullfoss waterfall cascading down steep canyons. But illusions aren't limited to visual arts alone; they also grace theatrical performances like Bald Prima Donna from the 20th century – an absurd yet captivating play that blurs reality and fiction seamlessly. And let us not forget about impossible shapes like the Impossible Triangle artwork or Icelands most famous waterfall Gullfoss tumbling down endlessly in its mesmerizing beauty. In this world filled with illusions, we question what is real and what is merely smoke and mirrors. It reminds us that sometimes things are not as they seem – whether it be fleeting blossoms turning into decay or ghosts haunting photographs. So embrace these moments of wonderment as you navigate through life's intricate web of illusionary delights.