Trompe l'oeil, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, The Independent

Every work of art contains a calculated element of deception. But the art of trompe l
Every work of art contains a calculated element of deception. But the art of trompe l'oeil pushes deception to extremes. It is flagrant, almost hubristic in its wish to deceive, like some conjuror whose final hand is a risky act of sheer bravura at which he simply cannot afford to fail. Trompe l'oeil, in short, is optical illusionism overlarded with attention-grabbing special effects.

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