#illusionism

[prokopetz]

One of my favourite bits of Middle English trivia is that in medieval England, illusionism – that is, stage magic based on sleight of hand – was considered to be part of the juggler's art, which eventually caused many words for "magic" to acquire a secondary meaning of "juggling", and vice versa. If you read in an account from the period that someone practised jugglery, that means they were either a juggler or a sorcerer, and sometimes the context does not help!

[illustratus]

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

André Kole (and Al Janssen) - From Illusion to Reality - Here's Life - 1984

[thepastisalreadywritten]

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The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519).

Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, and the most parodied work of art in the world."

The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.

The Mona Lisa is one of the most valuable paintings in the world.

It holds the Guinness World Record for the highest known painting insurance valuation in history at US$100 million in 1962, equivalent to $1 billion as of 2023.

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[thegothicera]

The Tree of Jesse by Master of James IV of Scotland, Flemish, ca. 1510-1520

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[sheltiechicago]

Calvary

Surreal Paintings By Octavio Ocampo Who Play With Hidden Faces

With an incredible sense of detail, Mexican artist Octavio Ocampo (b. 1943) has mastered the art of creating paintings that awaken all of our senses. For this creative, art seems to be a family heritage; his relatives were all of the profession. This is why he became interested in it at a very young age and which led him to study at the Beaux-Arts where he specialized in learning illusionism.

Forever Always

Shiva

Buddha