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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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