Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer display (1) for displaying coloured images comprising a light source (2), a first image screen (3), arranged for displaying a first image (8), whereby the first image screen (3) overlaps with and is placed substantially parallel with the light source (2), and a second translucent image screen, arranged for displaying a second image (8), whereby the second image screen (4) is placed spatially separated along a viewing axis perpendicular to the light source (2) and placed substantially parallel to and overlapping with the first image screen (3), whereby the first image screen (3) is controllable to alternate at least part of the first image (8) between transparent and a first appearance and the second image screen (4) is controllable to synchronously with the first image screen (3) alternate at least part of the second image (8) between occluded and a second appearance.