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Trompe-l'oeil

Scope note

French term meaning deception of the eye, applied to images so realistic that they may fool the viewer into thinking that the objects or scenes represented are real rather than images. MAYER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056506

Broader Terms used

illusionism

Term used for

trompe l'oeil

Created

12yrs ago

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