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== Art ==

* [[M. C. Escher]]'s [http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW410.jpg "Print Gallery"] is a very unusual take on this concept: It only shows one copy of the picture, but implies an infinite recursion all the same, using uneven magnification to make the contents of the picture merge with their real-world analogues.

== [[Comics]] ==

* In comics, it's called an [http://comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=42041&zoom=4 infinity] [http://comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=66581&zoom=4 cover].

* An issue of ''[[Runaways]]'' has Victor, a cyborg who was (unknowingly) being used to spy on the team, discover the TV screen where the camera in his eyes feeds back to. The result is himself, watching himself watching himself, watching himself watching himself watching himself, watching himself watching himself watching...

* The cover of the ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' comic "[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/1401203426/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books The Painting that ate Paris]" also has such a shot.

* Used in [[The Beano]] back in 1954 [http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy82/irmantas67/Beano1954011.jpg\].

* The cover of the one-shot ''[[Elf Quest|Elfquest]]'' anthology "Bedtime Stories" is like this.

== Film ==

* In ''[[Spaceballs]]'', the titular bad guys [[Medium Awareness|watch the Spaceballs video tape]] to find out where the heroes are. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when they get to the exact point in the tape that they are watching, although the Droste effect is too small to see much of.

* Happens in ''[[The Matrix]] Reloaded'' with the architect: The room's wall is filled with monitors depicting Neo in the room (and his various anticipated reactions), which in turn are rooms with monitors across all walls. There are several transitions where the scene zooms in on whichever monitor corresponds to Neo's actual reaction.

* While not in the film itself, the [http://chasenchamberlain.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/memento.jpg box art] for ''[[Memento]].''

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== Literature ==

* "Jack's Story" from ''[[The Stinky Cheese Man]]'' could be considered a print version of this, as it features an infinite regression of the same story [[Nested Story|nested]] inside itself.

** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that he's (Jack, that is,) telling this story to a ''[[~~Scheherezade~~ Gambit|giant who intends to eat him after he finishes his story]].'' So he tells a story that can be continued for an infinite amount of time, or at least until the giant falls asleep. Which he does. [[Brick Joke|On a later page,]] we see Jack making a break for it.

** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that he's (Jack, that is,) telling this story to a ''[[Scheherazade Gambit|giant who intends to eat him after he finishes his story]].'' So he tells a story that can be continued for an infinite amount of time, or at least until the giant falls asleep. Which he does. [[Brick Joke|On a later page,]] we see Jack making a break for it.

* In ''[[The Mouse and His Child]]'', much is made of a particular dog food label depicting a [[Droste Image]] of the dog holding the ''same'' can, complete with the same picture, continuing down ''ad nauseam''. It's said that some grand revelation lies beyond [[Arc Words|"The Last Visible Dog"]], i.e. the smallest iteration that can still be seen.

* The cover of the Little Golden Book ''My Christmas Treasury'' features a little boy and girl, and a cat and dog, sitting on a rug, reading a copy of the same book which features a little boy and girl, and a cat and dog, sitting on a rug...

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* Stephen Colbert's portrait on [[The Colbert Report]] is slowly becoming one of these, as every season he has a new portrait painted... where he's posing in front of the previous portrait.

* In an episode of ''[[Mad Men]]'', Sally and Glen (kids) have a [[Seinfeldian Conversation]] where she points out this is the case with the Land o' Lakes butter label, and says it scares her.

* In one episode of the live show [[wikipedia:~~MTVchr(27)~~s Most Wanted|MTV's Most Wanted]] in the mid 1990s, the camera followed presenter Ray Cokes through the lobby of the [[MTV]] Europe studios, where there was a video wall showing the current program on MTV Europe. Pointing the camera straight at it, this produced a [[Droste Image]] of that video wall, which was then enhanced by the cameraman (probably Rob the Cameraman) rolling the camera left and right, the image following this with a slight delay for each iteration — giving the impression of a kind of moving tunnel.

* In one episode of the live show [[wikipedia:MTV's Most Wanted|MTV's Most Wanted]] in the mid 1990s, the camera followed presenter Ray Cokes through the lobby of the [[MTV]] Europe studios, where there was a video wall showing the current program on MTV Europe. Pointing the camera straight at it, this produced a [[Droste Image]] of that video wall, which was then enhanced by the cameraman (probably Rob the Cameraman) rolling the camera left and right, the image following this with a slight delay for each iteration — giving the impression of a kind of moving tunnel.

== [[Music]] ==

* The last scene of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' "Ava Adore" video.

* [[The New Pornographers]] use TV monitors to create this effect in their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAUQaj6EJo video] for "Letter From An Occupant."

* The cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''Ummagumma'' uses a variation: a photo of the band with a smaller photo on the wall containing a smaller photo containing a smaller photo. However, each successive photo shows the various band members occupying each other's places.

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* [http://heeen.de/fun/dawg.gif The yo dawg meme subjected to this.]

* The page image for [[Temporal Paradox]] is an example.

* [[The Other Wiki]]'s [[wikipedia:Web page|webpage article]]. Note the article picture.

* A [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] meme known as [http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/138/613/130872263200.gif?1308735007 'Sweetie Belle Derelle']

* As one commenter explained this image: [http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/190469 "ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v ctrl+ prt sc ctrl+v..."]

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Used in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' when #21 and Dean are caught spying on the Murderous Moppets.

* The ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' episode "A Brush With Oblivion" had one of these as Honker Muddlefoot's art project.

* In the ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' episode "Wildcards", one shot has the Joker showing his [[Do Not Adjust Your Set|successful takeover of TV channels]] by appearing at a TV screen, which shows him on television in the same shot, and so on.

* An old [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoon called ''Tomfoolery'' had a gag involving an animated man holding a Droste image of himself that zoomed in for several seconds. After a while, the narrator quipped "This could go on all day!"

* One episode of ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' had Doofenschmirtz explaining how he was able to capture Perry the Platypus again through a series of pictures on canvas that ends up reaching his own explanation thereof. The final picture is of himself point to a picture of himself that goes on for several times (but ''not'' getting smaller) until the canvas runs out of room.

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== [[Real Life]] ==

* Stand two mirrors opposite each other. Observe.

* "Video feedback" can be triggered by pointing a video camera at any screen which is displaying the camera's own live footage. ([[wikipedia:File:Adam Savage HOPE.jpg|Example]])

** Likewise, any computer video capture utility if it displays its own recording onscreen.