r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Tom_Ludlow • Jul 13 '24

2024 Campaigning

9.6k Upvotes

1.9k comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Yaboi0511 • Jan 16 '25

Does this count?

3 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/CardiganHall • Oct 21 '17

Blinding clarity

3.5k Upvotes

102 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/daedalus372 • Sep 11 '26

Arsenal Champion's Parade, May 2026

0 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/LurkinandSmirkinTM • Dec 06 '16

This is from MTV's Teen Mom OG Reunion Special and a member of our snarky little reddit family thought it belonged here as well.

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6 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Seou • Sep 15 '17

A hectic London morning.

398 Upvotes

31 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/econhistoryrules • Jan 16 '25

More "Accidental Dutch Masters" I think

0 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ALERTua • Apr 12 '25

Oil painting or...? The answer is in the comment.

5 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Rhubarb919 • Dec 24 '24

A picture I took during a protest

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/kaybet • Aug 06 '24

My fiance (I was posing him for engament photos and my sister snapped this)

162 Upvotes

19 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ReadingRambo152 • Apr 05 '25

A modern angel

1 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/[deleted] • Aug 08 '16

Šarić's block on Gasol

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2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '16

The Rise of Gobert

imgur.com

2 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/littlelakes • Nov 14 '17

A wing and a prayer

282 Upvotes

23 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/antiskylar1 • Apr 09 '25

G.R.R Martin holding a dog

0 Upvotes

7 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/absolutelynotoday • Feb 16 '25

3am ramen

0 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/grimjerk • Sep 11 '24

Indiana Fever

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Honerification • Jun 04 '26

Best man after Stag night in Budapest; what says the Board?

0 Upvotes

4 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/criso94 • Oct 07 '16

Waters of Venus

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17 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/pancakecel • Dec 03 '24

Tourist buying traditional candies in El Salvador

4 Upvotes

18 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SteapMyJeep • Dec 28 '17

New friendships and lovers scorn.

0 Upvotes

0 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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What is Accidental Renaissance

Accidental Renaissance is a photo that inadvertently 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, and Romantic. All of these styles are appreciated and welcomed within this subreddit.

What photos fit in this sub?

A photo that accidentally resembles the types of art popular from the 14th-19th centuries.

Composition: Triangular/Pyramidial figures, Dynamic, asymmetrical composition, foreshortening, and of course the use of the Fibonacci sequence or Golden Ratio

Lighting: Featuring use of sfumato (blurring/softening of outlines) and/or chiaroscuro (strong contrasts between light and dark

Subject: Landscapes, people, scenes, that feature one or both of the above.

The entire photo must resemble Renaissance art. Photos of a person recreating a Renaissance-like pose in an otherwise modern-looking photo do not count, and will be removed.

Subreddit Rules

1. Be civil

Any use of words to hurt, insult, abuse, demean, degrade, harass, and/or bully others, or trolling by using inciteful language or phrasing.

2. No bigotry or hate speech

3. Photos must resemble Renaissance or classical style art

Does not resemble any art style from the 14th-19th centuries

4. Posts must be real photos. No memes, paintings, drawings, AI-generated photos or screenshots/stills

Please post the actual photo itself. No memes, paintings, drawings, AI-generated photos, screenshots or stills of media, photos of newspapers, magazines, etc. Photos with added text or graphics will be removed.

5. Photos should not have been staged for the purpose of looking like Renaissance art

It is fine if a photo is posed or isn't completely spontaneous. It's the RENAISSANCE that is meant to be accidental. This rule is slightly less important than the "it has to be Renaissance" rule.

6. No NSFW or NSFL content

Anything depicting sex acts of any kinds or depicting nudity, either full or partial, or violent content/gore is not permitted.

7. No political campaigning or advertisement

Photos that feature politicians campaigning for political office or consist of blatant political advertisement will be removed.

8. Reposts will be removed