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2. Illusionistic ceiling painting - Wikipedia

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   Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which trompe-l'œil, perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other spatial effects are used to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on an otherwise two ...

3. Illusionism (art) - Wikipedia

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   In his writings and art criticisms during the mid-1960s art critic and artist Donald Judd claimed that illusionism in painting undermined the artform itself. Judd implied that painting was dead, claiming painting was a lie because it depicted the illusion of three-dimensionality on a flat surface. Judd claimed that painting needed to recognize ...

4. Trompe-l'œil - Wikipedia

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   Ceiling of the Treasure Room of the Archaeological Museum of Ferrara, Italy, painted in 1503–1506. Trompe-l'œil (French for 'deceive the eye'; / t r ɒ m p ˈ l ɔɪ / tromp-LOY; French: [tʁɔ̃p lœj] ⓘ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface.

5. Andrea Pozzo - Wikipedia

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   Pozzo was best known for his grandiose frescoes using the technique of quadratura to create an illusion of three-dimensional space on flat surfaces. His masterpiece is the nave ceiling of the Church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome. Through his techniques, he became one of the most noteworthy figures of the Baroque period.

6. Quadro riportato - Wikipedia

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   The ceiling is intended to look as if a framed painting has been placed overhead; there is no illusionistic foreshortening, figures appearing as if they were to be viewed at normal eye level. Mengs' Parnassus (1761) in the Villa Albani (now Villa Albani-Torlonia) is a famous example — a Neoclassical criticism against Baroque illusionism.

7. Cangiante - Wikipedia

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   The prophet Daniel from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.. Cangiante (Italian: [kanˈdʒante]) is a painting technique where, when using relatively pure colors, one changes to a different, darker color to show shading, instead of dulling the original color by darkening it with black or a darker related hue.

8. Dad Flies Across Country, Spends 90 Hours Painting ... - AOL

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   Related: He Went Viral for His Amazing Dressmaking Skills.Now Max Alexander, 8, Is a Guinness World Record Holder (Exclusive) "My dad will be finishing up the foreground of the painting when he ...

9. List of art techniques - Wikipedia

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   Types of art techniques There is no exact definition of what constitutes art. Artists have explored many styles and have used many different techniques to create art ...