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Know-how in trompe-l'œil. Korea, 18th-20th century
Culture · Monday, November 2 · 10:00 · Paris
Musée Guimet, 6, place d'Iéna
Free
A fascinating dive into the art of trompe-l’œil in Korea, between scholarly libraries and dreamlike worlds! Royal, academic or museum-worthy, the library remains a treasure of knowledge and escape. At the end of the 18th century in Korea, in the Joseon Kingdom, King Jeongjo (r. 1776-1800) finds in the contemplation of a library painting a way to remain symbolically surrounded by his books: a trompe-l’œil prolonging the spirit of the study, stimulating virtue, curiosity and scholarly conversation. Jeongjo therefore entrusts the painters of the Royal Academy...
