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Escaping Criticism — A boy appears to climb out of the picture frame.
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Illusions in painting / 1874

Escaping Criticism

A boy appears to climb out of the picture frame.

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Look at the hand gripping the apparent frame and the foot reaching into the viewer’s space.

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Pere Borrell del Caso

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What is Escaping Criticism?

A boy appears to climb out of the picture frame.

What should I look for in Escaping Criticism?

Look at the hand gripping the apparent frame and the foot reaching into the viewer’s space.

What explains Escaping Criticism?

The artist paints a convincing inner frame and places the boy’s hands and feet across it. Occlusion makes the body seem to occupy space in front of the picture.

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