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| The ceiling made to look like it was carved out. |
Thursday, January 27, 2011
To fool the eyes
The San Agustin Church has some of the most magnificent tromp'leoil mural painted throughout its ceiling and wall in done by Italian artists Cesare Alberoni and Giovanni Dibella in 1875, at first glance you would think it's carving but when you look closely, the carvings you thought that adorns the ceilings are actually tromp'leoil. In 1993, the church together with three more spanish period baroque churches scattered around the country was designated as a world heritage site.
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DeBee, thank you so much for taking time posting and reading my blog... any words will be appreciated.. i've been very busy for the past few weeks so i havent got the chance to open and post blogs.. but thank you though. merci beaucoup
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