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Droste effect
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English
right|thumb|A box of Droste cocoa powder, which exhibits and gave its name to the effect.
Etymology
en Droste effect, from en nl Droste, from en de Droste.
From the image used on en Droste-brand cocoa powder, one of the main Dutch brands, of a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box with the same image. en Dutch businessman Gerardus Johannes Droste who founded the company in 1863.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɹɔstə əˈfɛkt/
Noun
The effect of a picture appearing within itself recursively, so that the inner picture contains another even smaller picture, and so on.
Synonyms
en mise en abyme