Trompe l'oeil. Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book 1668

"Trompe l'oeil. Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book" (1668) by Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts is a quintessential example of trompe l'oeil, a genre of painting that aims to deceive the viewer into believing that the depicted objects are real. The artist masterfully uses light and shadow to create a sense of depth and realism in the composition. Gijsbrechts meticulously renders every detail of the seemingly ordinary objects, including a letter rack filled with correspondence, a music book, and a variety of writing implements. This masterful piece of Dutch Golden Age painting is part of the collection of SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst.