Below is a glossary article post in the category T which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Trompe L’oeil based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Trompe L’oeil
So, what is actually meant by Trompe L’oeil?
French phrase which means ‘deceive the eyes’ that are used to describe paintings that create illusions of objects or real scenes.
Explanation of Trompe L’oeil
Trompe l’Oeil, in painting, representing an object with Verisimilitude to deceive viewers about the reality of object material. This idea is interesting for the newly released Greeks from the previous conventional stylization of art.
Zeuxis, for example, reportedly painted realistic grapes so birds try to eat it. This technique is also popular among Roman muralis.
Although Trompe L’Oeil has never reached the main artistic destination status, European painters from the beginning of the Renaissance and occasionally foster illusionism by painting a fake frame from which the contents of a silent life or portrait seem to spill or by making images like windows that recommend actual openings on the wall or sky -sky.
In Italy in the 15th century, a great work known as intarsia was used in choir stalls and in sacred, often as a view of the cabinet with various articles that were seen on the shelf through a half-open door.
In America, the 19th century painter William Harnett became famous for his card paintings, which were described by various cards and clippings with Verisimilitude in such a way that the audience became convinced that they could be lifted from the painted shelves.
At the end of the 20th century, Muralis Richard Haas painted the exterior of the entire building in Trompe L’Oil, especially in Chicago and New York City. Aaron Bohrod is one of the leading 20th century practitioners from a small scale Trompe L’Oil.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix T, as well as terms associated with T.
Meaning of Trompe L’oeil in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Trompe L’oeil.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Trompe l’oeil (Indonesian), Trompe l’oeil (Java), and Trompe l’Oeil in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Trompe l’oeil.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix T. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=trompe-loeil
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=trompe-loeil
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