Anamorphoses (Les)

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Where are the horse and groom, the elephant, and the fox hiding? To find out, you'll need mirrors! Specifically, cylindrical mirrors. Place them on the colored discs to be able to read these images from their distorted perspectives. The origin of these dizzying viewing mechanisms goes back to the Renaissance and the artist Piero Della Francesca. Like conjuring tricks without a magic wand, they were borrowed by Philippe Dumas from old engravings. These poetic optical illusions will enchant observers of all ages.