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Illusion Collection (page 10)

"Unveiling the Illusion: From Blossom to Decay, a Journey of Perception" Step into the world where reality and imagination intertwine

Background imageIllusion Collection: The backgammon players. Artist: Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917)

The backgammon players. Artist: Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917)
The backgammon players. From a private collection

Background imageIllusion Collection: Easy come, easy go, 1661. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)

Easy come, easy go, 1661. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Easy come, easy go, 1661. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageIllusion Collection: Interior With A Woman Feeding A Parrot Two Men Playing Backgammon And Other Figures

Interior With A Woman Feeding A Parrot Two Men Playing Backgammon And Other Figures (The Parrot Cage), 1670. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageIllusion Collection: Vandredi Magic Revue (Poster), 1923. Artist: Anonymous

Vandredi Magic Revue (Poster), 1923. Artist: Anonymous
Vandredi Magic Revue (Poster), 1923. From a private collection

Background imageIllusion Collection: Spider-Woman (Poster), 1922. Artist: Anonymous

Spider-Woman (Poster), 1922. Artist: Anonymous
Spider-Woman (Poster), 1922. From a private collection

Background imageIllusion Collection: Soldiers playing dice before the city of Caesarea. Miniature from the Historia by William of Tyre

Soldiers playing dice before the city of Caesarea. Miniature from the Historia by William of Tyre, 1460s. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque de Geneve

Background imageIllusion Collection: Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)

Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageIllusion Collection: Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Artist: Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637)

Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Artist: Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637)
Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageIllusion Collection: The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Entourage of Cleopatra, 1746-47. One of the most important commissions carried out by Tiepolo in the 1740s was, without a doubt, the decoration of the Palazzo Labia in Venice

Background imageIllusion Collection: Camera obscura, 1646

Camera obscura, 1646. A double camera obscura, rather out of scale, showing an image of a man burning in Hell. The image was produced by light from a lamp which travelled down the lens

Background imageIllusion Collection: Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678

Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Artist: Ostade, Adriaen Jansz
Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Background imageIllusion Collection: Geometric Roman floor mosaic

Geometric Roman floor mosaic with a depth illusion, from Munich

Background imageIllusion Collection: Two suns

Two suns

Background imageIllusion Collection: Balancing Act II

Balancing Act II

Background imageIllusion Collection: Balancing Act

Balancing Act

Background imageIllusion Collection: A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse

A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay and P. G. Wodehouse
A Damsel in Distress by Ian Hay (17 April 1876 22 September 1952) and P.G. Wodehouse (15 October 1881 14 February 1975), based on Wodehouses novel written in 1919

Background imageIllusion Collection: Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn

Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn (22nd September 1853 -21st May 1928) was a touring magician and inventor from Austria

Background imageIllusion Collection: Girl swinging on the moon

Girl swinging on the moon
Rui Almeida Photography, 590070337

Background imageIllusion Collection: Folioscope, 1896

Folioscope, 1896
more popularly known as the flicker-book, it is simply a succession of images which, if the pages are turned with sufficient rapidity, give the illusion of movement. 1896

Background imageIllusion Collection: Double rainbow after storm at Carrapateira Bordeira beach, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Double rainbow after storm at Carrapateira Bordeira beach, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Background imageIllusion Collection: Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern
Using a double lantern, which makes it possible to superimpose one image on another, giving a crude illusion of movement

Background imageIllusion Collection: ERS12816WT01

ERS12816WT01
The Aurora Borealis above Gardur lighthouse

Background imageIllusion Collection: ERS12816WT07

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The Aurora Borealis above Gardur lighthouse

Background imageIllusion Collection: The magic lantern. A 19th century travelling magician. From L Univers Illustre, published Paris

The magic lantern. A 19th century travelling magician. From L Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

Background imageIllusion Collection: Poster for performance in England of escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini from circa 1905

Poster for performance in England of escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini from circa 1905. Hungarian-American Harry Houdini, born Eric Weisz, 1874 - 1926

Background imageIllusion Collection: Poster from 1894 advertising American magician Harry Kellar, 1849 - 1922

Poster from 1894 advertising American magician Harry Kellar, 1849 - 1922

Background imageIllusion Collection: Poster from 1900 advertising American magician Harry Kellar, 1849 - 1922

Poster from 1900 advertising American magician Harry Kellar, 1849 - 1922. The levitation illusion was one of his most popular

Background imageIllusion Collection: A phantasmagoria magic lantern horror show in the mid-19th century

A phantasmagoria magic lantern horror show in the mid-19th century. After an illustration by an unidentified artist

Background imageIllusion Collection: Digital black and blue 3-Dimensional art

Digital black and blue 3-Dimensional art

Background imageIllusion Collection: Digital black and white 3-Dimensional art

Digital black and white 3-Dimensional art

Background imageIllusion Collection: The Z

The Z

Background imageIllusion Collection: The Irradiation Illusion Of Visual Perception In Which A Light Area Of The Visual Field Looks

The Irradiation Illusion Of Visual Perception In Which A Light Area Of The Visual Field Looks Larger Than An Otherwise Identical Dark Area

Background imageIllusion Collection: Sugarloaf Mountain, Glengarriff, Co Cork, Ireland; House With A Rainbow And Mountain In The Distance

Sugarloaf Mountain, Glengarriff, Co Cork, Ireland; House With A Rainbow And Mountain In The Distance

Background imageIllusion Collection: St Patricks Statue, Co Mayo, Ireland

St Patricks Statue, Co Mayo, Ireland

Background imageIllusion Collection: Hawthorn Tree, Rainbow, Bog Road, Near Roundstone, Co Galway, Ireland

Hawthorn Tree, Rainbow, Bog Road, Near Roundstone, Co Galway, Ireland

Background imageIllusion Collection: Rainbow Over Housing, Monkstown, Co Dublin, Ireland

Rainbow Over Housing, Monkstown, Co Dublin, Ireland

Background imageIllusion Collection: Dunquin Harbour, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

Dunquin Harbour, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

Background imageIllusion Collection: Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland; Renovated Cottage

Doolin, Co Clare, Ireland; Renovated Cottage

Background imageIllusion Collection: Ballinskellig, Ring Of Kerry, Co Kerry, Ireland; Rainbow Over A Landscape

Ballinskellig, Ring Of Kerry, Co Kerry, Ireland; Rainbow Over A Landscape

Background imageIllusion Collection: Monkstown, Co Dublin, Ireland; Rainbow Over Housing

Monkstown, Co Dublin, Ireland; Rainbow Over Housing

Background imageIllusion Collection: Rainbow Over Rolling Hills

Rainbow Over Rolling Hills

Background imageIllusion Collection: Irelands Eye, Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland

Irelands Eye, Howth, Co Dublin, Ireland

Background imageIllusion Collection: Rock Of Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland; Medieval Historic Site

Rock Of Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland; Medieval Historic Site

Background imageIllusion Collection: Smoke Wisps From A Hand

Smoke Wisps From A Hand

Background imageIllusion Collection: 3-D Vortex

3-D Vortex

Background imageIllusion Collection: Entrance hall by Allan Walton

Entrance hall by Allan Walton, carried out by Fortnum & Mason, with lightly marbled walls in ivory and pale green with rose pink, and a trompe l oeil effect seascape in perspective. Date: 1933

Background imageIllusion Collection: Caricature of Norman Angell, writer and politician

Caricature of Norman Angell, writer and politician
Caricature of Sir Ralph Norman Angell (1872-1967), writer, lecturer and Labour politician. Best known for his book, The Great Illusion (1910), arguing against war from an economic point of view

Background imageIllusion Collection: Greta Garbo, optical illusion illustration

Greta Garbo, optical illusion illustration
An illustration by Japanese artist, Keye Luke, the idea is to look at the image and then stare at a white wall, where the image should appear. Date: 30th January 1935, p203



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"Unveiling the Illusion: From Blossom to Decay, a Journey of Perception" Step into the world where reality and imagination intertwine. In London, England, UK, Banksy's thought-provoking street art challenges our perception of society. Meanwhile, at Victoria Falls in Zambia, Africa, nature paints an enchanting picture with waterfalls and rainbows that seem almost too perfect to be real. Delve deeper into the realm of illusions with Co's "Trompe l'oeil, " a masterpiece from 1670 that tricks our eyes into believing we are looking at something entirely different. Travel back in time to 1863 when French illusionist Henri Robin captured a ghostly apparition in a spirit photograph by Eugène Thiébault. Experience the Pepper's Ghost Illusion where specters seemingly materialize before your eyes. Marvel at Penrose stairs artwork that defies logic and challenges our understanding of space and perspective. Witness the breathtaking sight of a rainbow over Uig Sands (Traigh Chapadail) or Iceland's majestic Gullfoss waterfall cascading down steep canyons. But illusions aren't limited to visual arts alone; they also grace theatrical performances like Bald Prima Donna from the 20th century – an absurd yet captivating play that blurs reality and fiction seamlessly. And let us not forget about impossible shapes like the Impossible Triangle artwork or Icelands most famous waterfall Gullfoss tumbling down endlessly in its mesmerizing beauty. In this world filled with illusions, we question what is real and what is merely smoke and mirrors. It reminds us that sometimes things are not as they seem – whether it be fleeting blossoms turning into decay or ghosts haunting photographs. So embrace these moments of wonderment as you navigate through life's intricate web of illusionary delights.