A man dashes across the lower steps, with a flurry of brightly coloured birds erupting from the woods behind him. The style draws on comic illustration, using bold lines and exaggerated gestures, while merging illusionistic techniques with a playful theatricality that animates both wall and architecture. Elements of trompe-l'œil are used loosely—not to deceive with realism, but to create a whimsical confusion, as birds also appear to land on real columns and railings, breaking the boundary between image and environment.