Trompe l'oeil paintings trick your eyes

Trompe l'oeil, French for 'deceive the eye,' is an art technique that creates hyper-realistic 3D illusions on flat surfaces. This ancient style, seen in 1st-century AD Roman murals in Pompeii, makes painted scenes appear real, fooling viewers into believing they extend beyond walls. Renaissance artists like Andrea Mantegna used it to make ceilings seem open to the sky, as in his 1470s work.