About ‘Trompe l'oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts’
Trompe l'oeil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
With the absence of the frame that traditionally serves as the architectural transition between the spectator’s reality and the picture’s painted universe, this work by the Flemish painter Gijsbrechts is moving beyond the usual realms of art and into the illusionistic domains of the stage.
The deception of the eye
The deception of the eye is certainly there. When viewing the picture from afar, we are truly cheated into believing that the artist has left a painting behind on the floor with its reverse facing outwards. With its ability to surprise and deceive the spectators, this work was eminently qualified to be part of the royal Kunstkammer.
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