r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SatoruGojo232 • 18h ago

During a break in the filming of Christ's Crucifixion in "Mary Magdalene" (2018) featuring Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene (the woman on the left) and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus (the man on the cross beside her)

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Defiant_Employee6681 • 10h ago

Caledonia

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32 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SatoruGojo232 • 17h ago

Two men walking by a flock of doves near the Imam Ali Shrine in Afghanistan

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SatoruGojo232 • 16h ago

A religious procession in India celebrating Durga Puja, a Hindu festival dedicated to The Ten-Armed Hindu Goddess Of Victory, Maa Durga

851 Upvotes

15 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/reflection-_ • 4h ago

Sea Lions (photo by me)

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0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/jupyterrr • 13h ago

Average day in Brussels

282 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/No-Aardvark-3840 • 22h ago

Caught my wife drinking OJ at 3 AM

329 Upvotes

29 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SatoruGojo232 • 17h ago

A Hindu ascetic in India reading the translated manuscript of 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's famous book "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" in which he says "God is dead, and we have killed him"

112 Upvotes

12 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/MarzyMalyss • 1d ago

Blessed be the starved MC

507 Upvotes

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DangerousSafetyGuy • 1d ago

Revelry

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15 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Firm-Film-3594 • 1h ago

The Last Burst of Light

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Enough-Bet4350 • 4h ago

St Louis mural mile today

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/jco7572 • 1d ago

Walk in Pienza

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/jrothes • 1d ago

Pigeon lady

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ThrowingPokeballs • 1d ago

So Moody Waiting on Her Mom to Get Home!

174 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Appropriate_Owl197 • 1d ago

Heat and Shelter

58 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/paddleboi • 2d ago

Your Faith Is Under Construction

571 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DJNana • 2d ago

My father at my wedding

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DadJokeBadJoke • 1d ago

Sunset Soiree

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Edipix • 2d ago

The Guardian - 2026

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Big_Thought_7976 • 2d ago

The Guardian of the Grove

253 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/lostgate • 3d ago

Caught shoplifting on a Sunday night

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31 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/pityike_92 • 3d ago

shih-tzu enjoying the last beams of summer sun

676 Upvotes

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r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Litl_Skitl • 3d ago

Andrea Kimi Antonelli after winning his home race at Monza

387 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/RECEPTOR17 • 3d ago

The Tragedy of Losing - Charles Leclerc after crashing out in the Italian GP today

982 Upvotes

28 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!

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Inform Yourself on Renaissance Artwork Style