And, just for comparison's sake, here's a sample of vrai marble from the exterior of a Strasbourg building near our hotel.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Trompe-l'Oeil Marble
One of the parts of the restored rooms in Strasbourg's Palais Rohan that I really enjoyed was the range of trompe-l'oeil marble. These were columns, panels or other surfaces painted to look like marble. At least I think they're fake. Here are three samples of this wonderful work.
And, just for comparison's sake, here's a sample of vrai marble from the exterior of a Strasbourg building near our hotel.
And, just for comparison's sake, here's a sample of vrai marble from the exterior of a Strasbourg building near our hotel.
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