Trompe l’oeil: Quick Facts

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Pozzo, Andreo: trompe l'oeil dome

Harnett, William: Trophy of the Hunt

Painting by John Frederick Peto showing a violin and bow hanging on a green door with sheet music behind, rendered in trompe l'oeil style to create a realistic three-dimensional effect.

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Key People

Giulio Romano: Palazzo del Te

Giulio Romano

Italian artist and architect

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Charles Willson Peale

American painter

Peto, John Frederick: The Old Violin

John Frederick Peto

American painter

Harnett, William: Trophy of the Hunt

William Harnett

American painter