Double-image paintings trick the eye

Double-image paintings trick the eye

Double-image paintings trick the eye, Enigmatic Art of Sandro Del Prete and Octavio Ocampo, You'll have to look closely to see what's really going in this artist's portrait of Leonardo da Vinci.  Painter Sandro Del Prete works a clever double-image into this homage to the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. What at first appears to be a recursive image of the great artist painting a self-portrait, turns out to contain a second layer. Stumped? Look closely at Leonardo's face.

Another of Del Prete's works focuses on the legend of St. George, the dragon slayer. The lights and the darks tell two different stories: which do you see first?

We first saw Octavio Ocampo's works in this gallery. Now we present two more of his elegant, enigmatic illusions. 'Ecstasy of the Lilies' seems to be both a woman's face and a bouquet of flowers at the same time. See if you can 'switch' between the two images.

Another striking image in the same vein by Ocampo, 'A Woman of Substance' is meticulously composed, from the sweep of leafy-green hair to the delicate curve of a flower-petal earring.