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Rooted in antiquity and mentioned by Pliny the Elder in the sixth century B.C. trompe l'oeil painting can be used to flatter, decorate and deceive. The traditional examples are always still lifes because it is more effective to depict objects and scenes in their natural sizes.Sybille Ebert-Schifferer is the author of 'Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe L'Oeil Painting' with ISBN 9780853318781 and ISBN 0853318786.
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