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  • “I acknowledge myself to be Jacques Collin, otherwise known as Trompe-la-Mort, condemned to twenty years’ penal servitude, and I have just proved that I have come fairly by my nickname.

    Paras. 1100–1199 1917

  • Couture Deco has a new line of door decals called Trompe-L'Oeil that will definitely make your door stand out.

    TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2010

  • Trompe-l'œil video projection on building facade - Boing Boing

    Boing Boing 2009

  • However, Trompe Le Monde is almost at that level – and contains some very solid songs (pretty much the whole first half of the album).

    Matthew Yglesias » When the CW Is Right 2008

  • I love the way the orange printed squares down the bodice look like Trompe l'Oeil buttons!

    The Dress I am Wearing RIGHT NOW, Pt. 3 - A Dress A Day 2009

  • The walls could be Trompe L'oeil, similar to murals (painting a scene on a wall) of gardens or houses or villages or old cities that had a lot of architectural interest.

    Adding Interest to a Plain House 2007

  • The walls could be Trompe L'oeil, similar to murals (painting a scene on a wall) of gardens or houses or villages or old cities that had a lot of architectural interest.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • Richard is known for all these culinary Trompe-l'oeil, and he gives you some great example in the book.

    Asparagus on Asparagus Brilynn 2008

  • Trompe l'œil is a special kind of verisimilitude found in museum dioramas, sidewalk art, and still life.

    Realism and its Synonyms James Gurney 2008

  • Trompe l'oeil quickly became a pejorative term, associated with decoration, or at best artistic pranks, rather than art itself.

    Playing With Perception 2008

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