introduction josé pérez ruano was a spanish artist born in córdoba, spain in 1750. he died in 1810, leaving behind a legacy in the genre of trampantojo or engañifa, particularly in the creation of 'mesas de papeles revueltos' (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…