The Tunisian cars and the Egyptian trompe l'oeil are unlikely to be acquired by the reigning monarchs.

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Then, in the 17th century, when cabinets of curiosity were an aristocratic fashion, they too became a fashionable trompe l'oeil theme.

ECONOMIST: The art of deception

American trompe l'oeil is one of the surprises of this exhibition (for this reason alone the catalogue essay by Mark Mitchell is well worth reading).

ECONOMIST: The art of deception

Some of the most powerful and hopeful art of the Egyptian revolution came in the form of gigantic trompe l'oeil paintings on the concrete barriers that blocked protesters' access in and around Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Cairo.

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There are Crosshatches, tales of transitions between realities that are separate but connected (see Trompe-l'Oeil, Portals).

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On closer inspection, the machinery turns out to be a trompe-l'oeil painting and the interior a mirrored image of one built upside down behind the painting.

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Made for the Comtesse Greffulhe, one of the inspirations for Proust's Duchesse de Guermantes, it showcases the designer's creative eye: metallic, crystal-beaded trompe-l'oeil cords appear to tie the front and back panels of the gown together.

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