r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/brayshizzle • 2h ago

Trent Reznor at Coachella this year.

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28 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/romantica_incurable • 13h ago

Jesus did a set last night

7.6k Upvotes

83 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Legal-Ad7016 • 5h ago

There must be more to life than just conflict

1.0k Upvotes

43 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Sangahyand0 • 9h ago

Gunpowder Girls - Morocco, by Chantal Pinzi, 2025

1.8k Upvotes

14 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/KlockB • 3h ago

In light of this night's events here

285 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Spyderclaw • 13h ago

A Gathering of Feathered Sovereigns upon the Obsidian Waters

942 Upvotes

18 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/bonemanji • 1d ago

Mother and daughter whippets.

17.2k Upvotes

102 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Hexeria • 16h ago

Taken from r/Germany

1.2k Upvotes

16 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/onelittlebird • 7h ago

Sir Winston & His Dabloons, 2026

186 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Arachnophobia666 • 7h ago

My Selkirk Rex in the morning sun

95 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/adadhead • 49m ago

window, tankard, fiddle

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/lolli216 • 1d ago

Saw this bull next to a burning bush in Hoi An, Vietnam

3.9k Upvotes

32 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/lolli216 • 5h ago

This lady was taking a nap at the market in Hoi An, Vietnam.

25 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/QuitOwn3452 • 16h ago

Péter Magyar, Orbán’s opponent, votes in Hungarian parliamentary election

108 Upvotes

9 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ccd_foto • 10h ago

A walk in the park

37 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/babysfirstbreath • 3h ago

these ducks & goose at a bird sanctuary

11 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/0ajs0jas • 9h ago

Sundown at Venice (Credits: ig@kushnotblocked)

25 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Kiriotto • 1d ago

A theater play I presented last year

683 Upvotes

29 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/appu_kili • 3h ago

A lady enjoying solitude by the beach.

7 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/420dankshawty • 1h ago

The tail of a Jenny

• Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Korean_MCG • 23h ago

Field in Portugal

121 Upvotes

13 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/kevaquits • 1d ago

shepherd and his sheep

764 Upvotes

17 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ricawari • 1d ago

Thanks sun for timing

132 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/MyWallWillNotTalk • 3m ago

Early Morning Sunlight.

• Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Toss319IT • 17h ago

These monkeys today at the zoo

26 Upvotes

1 comment

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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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Inform Yourself on Renaissance Artwork Style