Trompe Loeil Collection

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)

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

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

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

The Old Violin, 1886. Creator: William Michael Harnett
The Old Violin, 1886

Still Life with a Cardoon (oil on canvas)
XIR192409 Still Life with a Cardoon (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Cotan, Juan (1560-1627); 63x84 cm; Museo de Bellas Artes, Granada, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

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The Annunciation Diptych, 1433. Creator: Jan van Eyck
The Annunciation Diptych, 1433.

Flowers in an Jug (verso), 1485. Creator: Hans Memling
Flowers in an Jug (verso), 1485. The jug of flowers on the reverse is one of the first independent still lifes known in art

Materials for a Leisure Hour, 1879. Creator: William Michael Harnett
Materials for a Leisure Hour, 1879. Objects for a Leisure Hour conveys the sense of recent human presence through the smouldering pipe resting on the edge of the table

Toms River, 1905. Creator: John Frederick Peto
Toms River, 1905. Toms River uses elements typical of his work at this phase, including the picture frame, the painted photographic images and the presence of scraps of paper

Chinese Bowl with Flowers, 1640. Creator: Jacques Linard
Chinese Bowl with Flowers, 1640. The flowers in a Chinese bowl rest on a stone ledge with a moulded edge that has some visible chips and nicks

Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Various Objects, c1785. The letters, some addressed to a Monsieur and Madame Dandre, and the sprig of pansies (pensees in French--a word that also means "thoughts")

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

Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede). Trompe l'oeil fresco. Anonymous
VEN5027644 Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede). Trompe l'oeil fresco. Anonymous. Palazzo Ferrari, Piacenza (Piacenza).; (add.info.: Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede)

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)

Musician angels. Fresco by Mattia Preti (1613-1699) made between 1652-1653. Church of San Biagio, Modene
VEN5027704 Musician angels. Fresco by Mattia Preti (1613-1699) made between 1652-1653. Church of San Biagio, Modene.; (add.info.: Musician angels)

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

Trompe l'oeil, The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1668-72 (oil on canvas)
8724033 Trompe l'oeil, The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1668-72 (oil on canvas) by Gijsbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (1630-1683); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

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)

Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede). Anonymous mural. Palazzo Ferrari, Piacenza (Piacenza)
VEN5027664 Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede). Anonymous mural. Palazzo Ferrari, Piacenza (Piacenza).; (add.info.: Apollo playing the Cithare (Apollo citharede). Anonymous mural

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 King's Staircase, 17th century (photo)
XTD75298 The King's Staircase, 17th century (photo); Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, UK; (add.info.: remodelled by Sir Christopher Wren 1689-94;)

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); Palazzo del Quirinale

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

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"Trompe l'oeil: The Art of Deception" Step into the world of trompe l'oeil, where reality and illusion seamlessly blend together. From ancient frescoes to modern masterpieces, this captivating art technique has been enchanting viewers for centuries. In the Trompe l'oeil garden from the Villa of Livia, dating back to 40-20 BC, lush foliage and vibrant flowers come alive on the walls, creating an immersive outdoor experience indoors. The attention to detail is astounding as every leaf and petal appears three-dimensional. Fast forward to 1913 with "The Winter Egg, " a dazzling creation adorned with quartz, platinum, orthoclase, and diamonds. This exquisite piece tricks the eye into believing it's a real egg encrusted in precious gems. In "Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber" painted around 1602 by an unknown artist; these ordinary fruits and vegetables seem almost tangible. Each brushstroke brings forth their textures so convincingly that one might be tempted to reach out and touch them. Oliver Cromwell's portrait from c. 1653 captures his stern gaze with such realism that it feels like he could step out of the canvas at any moment. The play between light and shadow adds depth to his features. William Michael Harnett's "The Old Violin" transports us back to 1886 as we marvel at its lifelike appearance. Every scratch on its worn surface tells a story while evoking emotions through its nostalgic charm. Moving towards contemporary times in "Real Ale Bonanza" (2012), we find ourselves immersed in a pub scene bursting with frothy pints seemingly ready for consumption. The artist's skillful brushwork invites us into this lively atmosphere. A still life featuring cardoons showcases how trompe l'oeil can elevate everyday objects into extraordinary works of art through intricate shading and meticulous attention to detail.