r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Joezze • 6h ago

BIL - sister sent me this after he passed out from a taking a big hoot, after taking a shower

3.9k Upvotes

169 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Lawlcat • 9h ago

Great Pyrenees in the Sun, c. 2024

5.3k Upvotes

21 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ChanceOfCheese • 10h ago

My parents (summer of '91)

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16 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Ambdie • 6h ago

Winston (cat) and Jack (dog) have a love/hate relationship

545 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Kamperkailey • 8h ago

My 16yo after his tumor removal

656 Upvotes

11 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/deerwolf90 • 8h ago

Holding my newborn daughter in the hospital

460 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/mnangamrow • 3h ago

Winter day at the farm

187 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/TrueMaple4821 • 12h ago

Christmas Eve at the front in Ukraine: Soldiers of the Rubizh Brigade

301 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Extension_Basil9410 • 6h ago

The Hairdo…

101 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/kkob3 • 1d ago

My son at 6am, sneaking a peak downstairs to see if Santa arrived the night before.

2.6k Upvotes

25 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Severe_Iron_6514 • 1d ago

My wife and our little lion

20.8k Upvotes

66 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SteveLikesBaking • 6h ago

Sewer Vapor on a winter morning in New York.

67 Upvotes

18 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Vimes-NW • 13h ago

Conspiring Carnivores

200 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/TheFanciestFry • 9h ago

Found in my phone

85 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/prostipope • 1d ago

Brazilian mine workers clashing with police

1.8k Upvotes

33 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/julia_xy • 5h ago

A cats pillow ~2024

40 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Harmonier • 1d ago

My wife assembling a Lego flower set

7.8k Upvotes

50 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/-Sliced- • 1h ago

Lighting a makeshift menorah crafted from the remnants of an Iranian missile

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Spacemuffin90 • 1h ago

My contemplating cat on Christmas

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/arturomyboy • 1d ago

Bug in the Lamp

1.2k Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DuckMcWhite • 8h ago

A very tired father on Christmas Day

26 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/potato_surprise • 1d ago

“Unsuspecting Sibling”

2.6k Upvotes

32 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Longjumping_Fox_4128 • 8h ago

My friends doing homemade theater

25 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Informal-Soup227 • 19h ago

Ancient vibes for social media

168 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/tommybunnzzz • 30m ago

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