Trompe l'oeil, Metamorphosis and Optical Illusion- examples:

anonymous
anonymous, "Metamorphosis Landscape," oil on panel, 14 x 17", 1600s

Hogarth
William Hogarth, "Perspective Absurdities," engraving, 1754

 
Anon
anonymous, "L'Amour de Pierrot," French postcard, 1905
 
Magritte
Rene Magritte, "Human Condition 1," oil on canvas, 1934
 
Escher
M.C. Escher, "Day and Night," woodcut, 15 x 28", 1938
 
Del-Prete
Sandro Del-Prete, "The Folded Chess Set," colored pencil drawing, 1975
 
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves, "The Sun Sets Sail," 40 x 20", acrylic on canvas, 2001
 
Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves, Bedtime Aviation," 30 x 24", acrylic on canvas, 2001
Orosz
Istvan Orosz, "Portrait of Shakespeare," posterprint, 39 x 14-1/2", 1999
 
Muniz
Vik Muniz, "Toy Soldier," photo, 92 x 72", 2003

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