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Introduction José Pérez Ruano (1750-1810) was a Spanish artist born in Córdoba, Spain. He died in 1810, leaving behind a legacy in the genre of trampantojo or engañifa – incredibly realistic tables with messy papers. His expertise in this area earned him an important prize in a Barcelona exhibition for one of his ‘mesas de papeles revueltos’. Four of his works in this genre have been acquired by the junta de Andalucía for the Museo Naci
onal de Bellas Artes de Córdoba. This distinctive technique, characterized by illusions and deceptive realism, cemented his place as a pivotal figure within 18th-century Spanish art. Artistic Style and Contributions Pérez Ruano’s artistic style revolved around *trompe l'oeil*, or “fool the eye,” a masterful illusionistic technique that aimed to deceive the viewer into perceiving something that isn’t actually there. He achieved this re…