Trompe l'Oeil Still Life
Cleveland Museum of Art

Trompe l'Oeil Still Life

Jacobus Cornelis Meyer (Dutch, active 1700s) · c. 1754

pen and ink, point of brush and black ink wash, watercolor and gouache
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In addition to tricking the eye, trompe l’oeil images like this one were meant to demonstrate an artist’s skill.

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