Homework till midnight and ‘one breakdown a week’: the mysterious art school keeping a forgotten style alive
- Posted on March 19, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Homework till midnight and ‘one breakdown a week’: the mysterious art school keeping a forgotten style alive
Since 1892, a workshop in Brussels has taught aspiring painters the technique of trompe d’oeil. It’s brutal work, the artists say – so why do people travel from all around the world to master it?
