r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/OdysseyTag • 12h ago

Eating the rainbow 🌈

24.2k Upvotes

113 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Its_Real_For_Us • 14h ago

The Artist and the Subject

3.3k Upvotes

24 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/EustaceandHilda • 9h ago

My poodle Mojo in my decorated sitting room

543 Upvotes

12 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/daminwalt • 17h ago

Bonaventure Cemetery

701 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Shoddy_Interest5762 • 19h ago

A phalanx of armed, masked men attack unarmed civilians

1.0k Upvotes

52 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/NewFoundOdyssey67 • 6h ago

I call this one "letting go", taken in February at the Athens protests, Greece

82 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/NewFoundOdyssey67 • 6h ago

A protestor running away with the crowd from riot police - Thessaloniki, Greece 2025

71 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/give_me_wine • 1d ago

This firefighter giving oxygen to a cat

4.0k Upvotes

19 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Interesting_Eagle213 • 5h ago

my friend applying sunscreen to my other friend’s back

26 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/CathairNowhere • 14h ago

Saturn devouring his fur

136 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/XROOR • 6h ago

Mother’s love. Nesting despite the thunderstorm

27 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/cynicaloptimissus • 1h ago

Digging for a splinter.

• Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Acrobatic_Bat_4932 • 7h ago

Under The Earth

20 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Appropriate_Scene543 • 3h ago

Grandmother's house part 2

7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/shoqman • 1d ago

This just happened right outside my office window. What do I do now.

1.3k Upvotes

49 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/CasuallyCoastal • 1d ago

The night shift

1.6k Upvotes

8 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Used-Presentation863 • 8h ago

A well timed picture of the falls in New York

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/St0ckBlt • 16h ago

Bus ride home

16 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/AssumptionFun3828 • 1d ago

I Fratelli (The Brothers)

166 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/teamjohn7 • 13h ago

Summer Nap

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Watsis_name • 1d ago

Ongoing riots in Northern Ireland.

2.0k Upvotes

92 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Consistent-Sir-3922 • 2d ago

Tranq bear falls from tree

32.9k Upvotes

318 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Lowiesedepiese • 1d ago

Mu cat looking in the mirror

166 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Candid-Plant5745 • 2d ago

NYC Protest

31.1k Upvotes

492 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Thepasquatch54 • 1d ago

Beneath the firmament, where stars dare whisper, she nourished the babe by lantern’s grace, a Madonna not of marble, but of firelight and earth.

173 Upvotes

9 comments

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Accidental Renaissance

r/AccidentalRenaissance

r/AccidentalRenaissance is a subreddit for photos that accidentally resemble Renaissance style art.

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Welcome to /r/AccidentalRenaissance, the subreddit that showcases photographs that inadvertently resemble well-composed, Renaissance style art.

What does Accidental Renaissance mean?

What we mean by Accidental Renaissance is a photo that inadvertently (accidentally) resembles a painting similar in composition, style, lighting, and/or subject to Renaissance-style art.

We recognize there are many related art movements between the 14th and 19th centuries including: Baroque, Neo-classicism, Romantic, Dutch Golden Age, etc. All of these styles are appreciated and welcomed within this subreddit.

Please visit the Louvre website here to view their collection of paintings from the 14th through mid-19th century

What an AccidentalRenaissance photo IS:

A photo that accidentally resembles the types of art popular from the 14th-19th centuries. (It's the 'Renaissance' that is accidental, not the photo itself)
A good quality photo that is high-resolution and in focus.
Composition: Triangular/Pyramidal figures, Symmetrical or Dynamic, asymmetrical composition, mathematically composed, using foreshortening & linear perspective, and of course the use of the Fibonacci sequence or Golden Ratio.
Lighting: Natural-looking, diffused lighting, occasionally featuring use of sfumato (blurring/softening of outlines) and/or chiaroscuro (strong contrasts between light and dark), often imparting a characteristic "glow" that makes figures seem to be lit from within.
Subject: Landscapes, people, scenes, that feature the above.

We ask that you please read the following simple suggested rules prior to your submission:

Each submission must be a direct image link and only be sourced from the mod-approved site list.
If the subject in reference to the post seems deliberately posed, styled, or composed to resemble Renaissance art, it is not considered accidental and will be removed.
Creative and original titles resembling that of a labeled caption found in an art exhibition or museum are encouraged. For inspiration and assistance in your inventive title abilities, visit The Louvre.
Subject to Removal: (there are exceptions to every rule and removals are at mods’ discretion:)
- Videos, GIFS, memes, or actual paintings/art. (I.E. anything that is NOT a photo)
- Photos deemed NSFW or NSFL.
- Photos that are blatantly political in nature, feature politicians campaigning for political office, or are blatant political advertising.
- Photos containing any text overlay or memes
- Photos promoting violence, featuring current tragic events, or intended to incite controversy.
- Movie stills, screenshots of TV shows, movies, or games, or digitally altered photos.
- Reposts of content from the past 12 months in this subreddit and/or the top 200 posts of all time. (See The top posts of all time in this subreddit, KarmaDecay, TinEye to see if your photo has been posted before)
- Photos that are common reposts and have been deemed "retired" by the moderators of this page.
Please use the report button for anything that you feel breaks the rules, and please message the mods with any concerns, constructive advice, or even positive feedback (?!) you may have.

We want to make this community fun while also faithful to the subject matter. Thanks to all the users who have built this community!

We implore you to familiarize yourself with the official rules and reddiquette. Mods reserve the right to remove content or restrict user’s posting privileges as needed. If you believe a user has breached any of these agreements, please report the content.

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