Painted image mimicking the backside of a wooden-framed canvas with a label attached.

Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts painted „The Reverse of a Framed Painting“ (1670s). A witty trompe-l’œil that flips art inside out—what looks like the back of a canvas is itself the artwork.

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