trompe l'oeil

trompe l'oeil (trômp

loi

)

n. pl. trompe l'oeils (loi

)

1. A style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality.

2. A painting or effect created in this style.

[French trompe l'il : trompe, third person sing. present tense of tromper, to deceive + le, the + il, eye.]

trompe l'oeil (French) [trɔ̃p lœj]

n pl trompe l'oeils [trɔ̃p lœj]

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a painting or decoration giving a convincing illusion of reality

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an effect of this kind

[from French, literally: deception of the eye]

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Noun

trompe l'oeil - a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality

painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"

Translations

trompe l'oeil [ˌtrɒmpˈlɔɪ] n (ART) → trompe-l'œil m inv

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Ideally, you should look at a trompe l'oeil painting and not be able to readily distinguish the artwork from the reality.

OBJECTS IN PAINTING ARE FLATTER THAN THEY APPEAR by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

Looked at from the correct angle, his work takes on a unique three-dimensional aspect, based on the French style of trompe l'oeil - which translates as "trick the eye".

CHALK ON THE WiLD SiDE; THIS ASTONISHING 3D PAVEMENT ART CAN MAKE YOU ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

He is a trompe l'oeil artist, adept at tricking the eye into seeing a realistic 3D scene on a flat surface.

The art of illusion; JOHN'S WALLS ARE A WONDER by The Mirror (London, England)