Trompe-l-oeil Sentence Examples

Instead of the three plain arches or doorways, he built a trompe l'oeil vision of the city of Thebes.

In the dramatic Cupola Room his trompe l'oeil fresco gives the effect of a dome although it is only 3.5 inches in depth.

The cathedral has no dome, but inside, a trompe l'oeil painting on its ceiling gives the illusion of a dome.

The garden is full of trompe l'oeil effects and surrounded by mature trees.

The restored decoration of the High Dining Room was based on the remains of the trompe l'oeil murals on the north wall.

A 15th century nobleman 's palace, there are smatterings of period furniture and trompe l'oeil walls in what is quite a denuded exhibit.

Here, the leather is smooth grained, the metal is gold and the Trompe l'oeil twist-lock closure contains a padded lock, but perhaps it's the hexagonal studs that line the purse through that really tells the tale of this $368.00 purse.