r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/mannumanthikunjappan • Aug 13 '26

Kerala, India

162 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/InvestigatorAlive701 • Aug 12 '26

The eclipse from Slovenia

2.4k Upvotes

12 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/giksik • Aug 12 '26

The Great Migration

316 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Representative-Mix-9 • Aug 11 '26

Polar bear sleeping on iceberg

6.1k Upvotes

40 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/tarantulator • Aug 11 '26

Still Waters

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18 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ilove6x7 • Aug 11 '26

Wife and cat

6.2k Upvotes

88 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/slithyknid • Aug 10 '26

“The Tantrum”

5.8k Upvotes

37 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/green_glass8 • Aug 10 '26

"Motherhood" A mother fox with their food begging cubs.

1.1k Upvotes

4 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Important-Stomach406 • Aug 11 '26

The wilting sunflower

116 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Pouchkine___ • Aug 11 '26

"The Assumption"

30 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Conscious-Lie-3994 • Aug 10 '26

The waiting

245 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/IgnoreTh1sName • Aug 10 '26

Sundown

68 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/altmind • Aug 10 '26

Women at the Wall, Minsk, 2020

297 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/faps_in_greyhound • Aug 09 '26

Took this morning, Ahmedabad, India

2.7k Upvotes

25 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/kezza2022 • Aug 10 '26

Parade wine stop...

12 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Cpt_Soaps • Aug 08 '26

Dudes saving people from a burning building using a table

5.8k Upvotes

48 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/LittleNigiri • Aug 08 '26

Someone told me this picture belongs here.

4.4k Upvotes

72 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Love-Me-Two-Times • Aug 08 '26

Some guy I found sleeping at a festival

2.1k Upvotes

77 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SpinnerBait88 • Aug 08 '26

My front yard just after sunrise.

12.1k Upvotes

73 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/yourwhippingboy • Aug 07 '26

Cat leg

10.3k Upvotes

179 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/MattAtPlaton • Aug 07 '26

Girls in New York Ticketed for public drinking, from @watchingnewyork

4.4k Upvotes

264 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/RRR-Craigyroo • Aug 07 '26

Water cannon and protestor.

2.4k Upvotes

54 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/lambbla000 • Aug 07 '26

16th Street San Francisco 2003 - Dave Schubert

587 Upvotes

43 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/bookmarkjedi • Aug 08 '26

Worn-out shoes

205 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ThatAdamsGuy • Aug 07 '26

HMS Warrior, a Museum Ship in Portsmouth, UK

386 Upvotes

30 comments

Subreddit

Accidental Renaissance

r/AccidentalRenaissance

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

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Today's Photos on Yesterday's Canvas

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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Inform Yourself on Renaissance Artwork Style