Trompe-l'œil breathes  life into Edgartown church - The Martha's Vineyard Times

After nearly a decade, Vineyard artist Margot Datz has completed her recreation of a 1843 trompe-l’œil mural at the Old Whaling Church.  Translated from French as “deceiving the eye,” the trompe-l’œil is achieved using a specific art technique meant to harness realistic qualities within a kind of optical illusion.  The mural, along with two others […]

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