The illusion: Mask of Love

(Image: Gianni Sarcone, Courtney Smith & Marie-Jo Waeber)

At first, it looks like a pensive face in a Venetian mask (see photo above) but take a closer look at its features and you'll see that it conceals a couple kissing.

Aptly named Mask of Love, the illusion was created by Gianni Sarcone, Courtney Smith and Marie-Jo Waeber from Archimedes' Laboratory in Genoa, Italy, after discovering the blurry photograph.

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