The painted simulation of groups of easel paintings arranged on a ceiling is called what?

A) Di sotto in sù
B) Tenebrism
C) Quadro riportato
D) Trompe l'oeil

Di Sotto In Sù

An Italian artistic term referring to a perspective illusion in ceiling or fresco painting, making the scene appear to extend upwards from the actual ceiling.

Quadro Riportato

A ceiling design in which painted scenes are arranged in panels that resemble framed pictures transferred to the surface of a shallow, curved vault.

Trompe L'oeil

A painting technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions.