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Trompe-l’oeil
Also called trompe-l'oeil, trompe l’oeil
“Deceive the eye”: painting so realistic that it is taken for real objects or spaces, such as painted domes on flat ceilings.
See also: Quadratura
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Baroque architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Triforium · Triglyph · Trilithon · Triumphal arch · Truss · Tuscan · Tympanum · Universal space