illusionism
noun
a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye.
illusionistic
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a word derived from
illusionism.
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a word derived from
illusionist.
Example Sentences
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Located in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Italy, the sumptuously painted, illusionistic chamber depicts the era’s civic society and figures from classical antiquity and myth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The portraits are placed under an elaborate, illusionistic ceiling topped with a trompe l’oeil oculus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The show traces its roots to a series of viral Instagram videos from 2020 that featured illusionistic cakes at their moment of denouement.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2022
The 1972 Documenta 5, its poster featuring an illusionistic swarm of busy little ants drawn by Ed Ruscha, is widely regarded as the best of all the quinquennial shows, before or since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
Since the Early Renaissance, we have become accustomed to experiencing paintings as windows onto separate illusionistic realities.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
