Trompe-l'œil
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Trompe-l'œil is an artistic technique that creates a highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe-l'œil, which is most often associated
Ceiling of the Treasure Room of the Archaeological Museum of Ferrara, Italy, painted in 1503–1506
Still life, Pompeii, c. AD 70
Trompe l'œil with Writing Materials by the Dutch painter Evert Collier
Escaping Criticism by Pere Borrell del Caso, 1874
Elsa Schiaparelli
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Elsa Luisa Giovanna Maria Schiaparelli was an Italian fashion designer from an aristocratic background. She created Maison Schiaparelli in Paris in 1927, which she managed from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Trompe-l'œil
…is a variant of trompe-l'œil, and is used in film production with elements of a scene are painted on glass panels mounted in front of the camera. Elsa Schiaparelli frequently made use of trompe-l'œil in her designs, most famously perhaps in her Bowknot Sweater, which some consider to be the first use of trompe-l'œil…
Schiaparelli in 1933, wearing one of her own designs. Portrait by Jean Dunand
Bow-knot sweater designed by Elsa Schiaparelli (1927). Anonymous drawing published on Vogue (Paris), vol. 8, no. 12, 1st December 1927, p. 9
1938–39 Schiaparelli suit with large buttons sculpted by Alberto Giacometti
Evening coat designed in collaboration with Jean Cocteau, London, 1937. V&A, T.59-2005.