Trompe L'oeil (Noun)
Meaning
A painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The artist's use of trompe l'oeil in the painting made the objects appear to be jumping off the canvas.
- The room's ceiling featured a trompe l'oeil mural that gave the illusion of an open sky with fluffy white clouds.
- A skilled painter created a trompe l'oeil of a staircase that seemed to lead up to a real door.
- The museum's exhibit included a trompe l'oeil by a 17th-century master that tricked the eye into seeing a three-dimensional scene.
- The interior designer commissioned a trompe l'oeil for the dining room that made it seem as though the walls were lined with bookshelves.