In 1886, crowds in Cincinnati flocked to see a painting created with this effect that depicts an envelope posted on a door underneath an old violin. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this effect used in paintings such as After the Hunt by William Harnett. The ancient Greek artist Parrhesius is said to have invented this illusionistic effect that renders three-dimensional objects on the canvas.
ANSWER: trompe l’oeil (“LOY”)
[10h] This artist is regarded as the pioneer of trompe l’oeil in the U.S., which he demonstrated in the painting Venus Rising From the Sea. This prolific still-life artist is depicted with his brother Titian in the Staircase Group painting.
ANSWER: Raphaelle Peale [or Raphael Peale; prompt on Peale or R. Peale]
[10e] Many of Raphaelle Peale’s trompe l’oeil paintings were displayed at an academy in this city co-founded by William Rush. Thomas Eakins was born in this city and often painted scenes of its Schuylkill River.
ANSWER: Philadelphia
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