Entering a painting (query)

[Venusian Broon]

Totally changing the art form, but in the Elder Scrolls Oblivion, which came out in 2006, the quest A Brush with Death you do indeed enter a painting in order to rescue a painter.

 

[-K2-]

Episode of Road Runner Vs Coyote.

A solid rock face - Wile E paints a road tunnel on it so the Road Runner will slam into the rock.
As soon as he steps back a big truck emerges and runs him down

Not the same one...

K2

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

TV Tropes to the rescue: Portal Picture - TV Tropes

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

One more: The Books of Elsewhere - Wikipedia

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

And one more: The Salon, graphic novel by Nick Bertozzi. Drinking absinthe allows Pablo Picasso to travel into paintings... When Picasso Went Down to Georgia

Now I'll stop with the Google. For the night, at least.

 

[BrightSparrow]

I read some of the Buccaneer series when I was young. A boy goes into a magical picture of a ship and joins the crew.

Buccaneers Series by Sheila K. McCullagh

Buccaneers is the title for a collection of 8 children's books first published in 1980, written by Sheila K. McCullagh and illustrated by Derek Collard. ...

www.goodreads.com

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

I read some of the Buccaneer series when I was young. A boy goes into a magical picture of a ship and joins the crew.

Buccaneers Series by Sheila K. McCullagh

Buccaneers is the title for a collection of 8 children's books first published in 1980, written by Sheila K. McCullagh and illustrated by Derek Collard. ...

www.goodreads.com

Excellent, thank you! Sounds like it's directly influenced by the beginning of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

I can't find any signs or reference that it has been translated. I think it never was. Yes, it has, just found out.
The book - of which the title translates as Eric, or the Book of Insects - was written in 1940 by Godfried Bomans (1913-1971). It is basically a book for kids, but his style and humor of writing makes it an enjoyable read for all. Bomans is my great example.

I just found a Wikipedia page about Bomans and this book. It turns out it has been translated in English after all.
Erik or the small book of insects

So strange. Just got my copy. It begins with a lovely quote from Leonardo, about how "we are all exiles inside the frame of a strange painting." Excited, I set about researching it, only to not find a proper source for it anywhere. Actually, the only source seems to be the Erik book itself. Bomans may have completely fabricated it!

See also here: Above the Battleground

 

[Elckerlyc]

So strange. Just got my copy. It begins with a lovely quote from Leonardo, about how "we are all exiles inside the frame of a strange painting." Excited, I set about researching it, only to not find a proper source for it anywhere. Actually, the only source seems to be the Erik book itself. Bomans may have completely fabricated it!

See also here: Above the Battleground

I can't find any proof either way. But considering the man he was - a bit of a comedian - it's quite possible he fabricated the quote. His essays often were a cross between philosophical and comedy.