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Knowledge in Trompe-l'œil: Korea, 18th–20th century
Culture · Friday, October 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!\n\nRoyal, academic, or museum-like, 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 stay symbolically surrounded by his books: a trompe-l’œil that extends the spirit of the study, stimulating virtue, curiosity, and scholarly conversation. Jeongjo then entrusts the painters of the Royal Academy …
