a picture within a picture…

The image of the clown, which was in the foreground of the original reproduction, was ‘cut out’ and brought out of the picture frame. In so doing, another frame was created, and now, instead of the viewer, viewing the reproduction of The Circus, the viewer is now looking at the clown, who is viewing the reproduction of The Circus. In this sense, the focus has changed from the acrobats to the clown who is looking at the picture!