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 a
The original 1904 Droste cocoa tin, designed by Jan Misset (1861–1931)
Droste effect by image manipulation
The early 14th-century Stefaneschi Triptych. In the central panel is the kneeling figure of Cardinal Stefaneschi ...
... who is holding the triptych itself.
Ummagumma is a part-studio, part-live album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It is a double album and was released on 7 November 1969 by Harvest Records. The first disc consists of live recordings
Droste effect
…American woman holding a package of butter with a picture of herself. Morton Salt similarly made use of the effect. The cover of the 1969 vinyl album Ummagumma by Pink Floyd shows the band members sitting in various places, with a picture on the wall showing the same scene, but the order of the band members…
Pink Floyd album ummagummastudio 300
The site of Mothers Club, above shops in Birmingham's Erdington suburb, where some of the live album was recorded (seen on 27 April 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the concert). Note blue plaque commemorating the venue.