Baroque
Trompe-l’oeil in Baroque ceiling paintings
is used to create the illusion
of an open sky
or the illusion of an architectural space.
It makes their viewers wonder: what is real ?
Villa Borghese (Mariano Rossi) - 60 x 80 cm, oil on canvas
El Escorial ( Luca Giordano ) - 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
Sant’Ignazio ( Andrea Pozzo ) - 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas
Palazzo Barberini ( Pietro da Cortona ) - 80 x 60 cm, oil on canvas