Droste
effect
The Droste effect is a Dutch term for a specific
kind of recursive picture.
A picture exhibiting the Droste effect depicts
a smaller version of itself in a place where a similar picture would
realistically be expected to appear. This smaller version then depicts
an even smaller version of itself in the same place, and so on.
The Droste effect is named for a Dutch brand of
hot chocolate, whose box has a picture of a nun carrying a serving
tray with a cup and a box of the same brand of hot chocolate.
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