👉 Craquelure is a term used in the field of art, particularly in the fields of photography and painting. It refers to the process by which an object or image appears to be made up of broken pieces, often due to the way light interacts with the material it is made out of. This can take many forms, including the use of mirrors, lenses, or other optical devices to create a distortion effect in the image. The term "craquelure" was originally used by French