Illusion in Painting: An Attempt at Philosophical Interpretation in Bloomington, MN

This book aims to present
trompe-l'oeil
painting as an ambigous aesthetic ideal offered by early modern theory of art. It embodies the idea of an image identical to what it represents. It is interpreted in terms of perceptual and aesthetic illusion,
mimesis
,
diegesis
, play, irony and scientific illustration.