Is there a word for a picture of a picture? Had a search on onelook but couldn't find anything...
edit: sorry maybe I wasn't that clear the first time -- I mean like a photograph of a photograph...
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Ceçi n'est pas une pipe.– anongoodnurseCommented Apr 25, 2014 at 6:24
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When you say "I mean like a photograph" are you saying then it could be "a painting of a painting", "a drawing of a drawing" etc?– Mari-Lou ACommented Apr 25, 2014 at 8:26
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What are we talking about here? It seems to me it could be one of three things:
A printed copy of an original. That would be referred to as a 'print' e.g. 'An L.S. Lowry print'
A photograph of a picture. The best term seems to me 'Photo of the Mona Lisa'
If you are talking about another artist's copy then I think you would say 'another artists copy of The Last Supper
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1There's also "fine art reproduction" or "a reproduction of The Last Supper" basically a euphemism for saying a fake painting. Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 6:42
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@Mari-LouA Yes, you are quite right - a reproduction. It took an Italian to get it right for me.– WS2Commented Jul 3, 2020 at 8:29
I thought you were talking about when you see the same picture within a picture within a picture over and over, and I wondered the same thing, so I found this on Wikipedia.
“In Western art history, Mise en abyme...is a formal technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the technique of inserting a story within a story. The term is derived from heraldry and literally means ‘placed into abyss.’“
also google “Droste effect” for a modern example.
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2But OP has clearly indicated that this isn't what they meant. Commented Jun 8, 2020 at 13:40