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1499-1502
- An intricate grotesque panel by Luca Signorelli; Chapel
of San Brizio, Duomo, Orvieto.

1499-1502
- Ceiling mural in the San Brizio Chapel - Duomo, Orvieto,
by Luca
Signorelli.

1508
- A grotesque panel found in the Loggias de Raphael
Sanzio. Note the self portrait in the center of the design.

1508-1512
- Michelangelo
Buonarroti painted the ceiling of Sistine Chapel.

1509-1572 - Coat
of arms fresco at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli.

1511-1526
- Andrea
del Sarto, "The Baptism of Christ", one of 's
gray and brown grisaille frescoes in the Chiostro dello Scalzo,
Florence. Decorative
painting is a style called "grisaille", literally
meaning "grayness" in French. As the name implies,
murals executed in this style use a monochromatic color scheme.
Grisaille panels are almost always executed in a trompe l'oeil
style. Often they resemble carved stone or marble.

1515
- Baldassare
Peruzzi, "Sala delle Prospettive," fresco, Villa
Farnesina, Rome
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1550
- Trompe l'oeil mural found in the Palazzo Pitti - Florence,
Italy.

15501555
- Fresco close-up from Villa Giulia - Rome, Italy.

1685
- 1694
- Andrea
Pozzo's painted ceiling in the Church of St. Ignazio.

1800
- Thomas
Kershaw is renowned as the greatest faux artist of all time.
He was a master of trompe l'oeil marble and faux bois (wood).
Faux finishing has been a foundation in decorative painting,
contributing to all it's art forms.

1861-1922
- John
William Godward was primarily a figure artist, he utilized
trompe l'oeil techniques in his paintings resulting in a very
high level of realism.

1896-1770
- Giovanni
Battista Tiepolo was arguably the greatest trompe l'oeil
painter of the 18th century Europe and the unquestionable first
master of the "Grand Manner".
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