Ceci n'est ... perhaps? There was a Greek bloke who had a thing about perfection and geometry. Eclad or something similar (OK: Euclid). At what point does th

Ceci n'est ... perhaps? There was a Greek bloke who had a thing about perfection and geometry. Eclad or something similar (OK: Euclid). At what point does the perfect approach reality or vice versa? The pipe in question might not be French - the painting was painted by a French person but you cannot imply the country of the pipe itself on that basis without additional evidence!