Droste effect
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The Droste effect ( ) is the effect of a picture recursively appearing within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. In art history, the technique is known as mise en abyme. This produces a loop which in theory could go on forever, but in practice only continues as far as the image's resolution allows. The effect is named after Droste, a Dutch brand of cocoa, with an image designed by Jan Misset in 1904. The Droste effect has since been used in the packaging of a variety of products. Apart from advertising, a variant of the effect is seen in the Dutch artist M. C. Escher's 1956 lithograph Print Gallery, which portrays a gallery that depicts itself. The effect has been widely used on the covers of comic books, mainly in the 1940s.
The Droste effect ( ) is the effect of a picture recursively appearing within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. In art history, the technique is known as mise en abyme. This produces a loop which in theory could go on forever, but in practice only continues as far as the image's resolution allows. The effect is named after Droste, a Dutch brand of cocoa, with an image designed by Jan Misset in 1904. The Droste effect has since been used in the packaging of a variety of products. Apart from advertising, a variant of the effect is seen in the Dutch artist M. C. Escher's 1956 lithograph Print Gallery, which portrays a gallery that depicts itself. The effect has been widely used on the covers of comic books, mainly in the 1940s. File:Giotto. The Stefaneschi Triptych (verso) c.1330 220x245cm. Pinacoteca, Vatican..jpg|The early 14th-century Stefaneschi Triptych. In the central panel is the kneeling figure of Cardinal Stefaneschi ... File:Giotto di Bondone - The Stefaneschi Triptych - St Peter Enthroned (detail) - WGA09356.jpg| ... who is holding the triptych itself. File:JudgeMagazine19Jan1918.png|Judge cover, 19 January 1918 File:LibertyMagazine10May1924.png|Liberty cover, 10 May 1924 File:Royal Baking Powder.jpg|Royal Baking Powder, early 20th century The Math Behind the Droste Effect (article by Jos Leys summarizing the results of the Leiden study and article) Droste Effect with Mathematica Droste Effect from Wolfram Demonstrations Project
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