Infinite Artist Recursion in Oil

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An artist in historical clothing is painting on a canvas that depicts a scene with himself painting on a canvas, creating an infinite recursive effect, captured in a painting. The artist has long, curly gray hair and a long gray beard, wearing a black cap and a dark tunic. He stands in a dimly lit, rustic workshop or studio filled with wooden furniture, shelves, and walls covered in sketches and handwritten notes reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci. In his right hand, he holds a brush, poised to paint. The canvas on the wooden easel shows the artist from the back, holding a brush, and that painted image contains yet another smaller canvas showing the same scene again, creating a receding tunnel effect of reflections or nested images. The lighting is moody and warm, highlighting the texture of the wooden easel, the canvas, and the folds of the artist's clothing, with a candle in the right foreground casting a soft glow.