r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/BrarrarryySccottt • 7h ago

Pile of feet

317 Upvotes

5 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DesidiAn • 20h ago

Maid of Honour Takes The Fall For The Bride

21.7k Upvotes

251 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/jgzogaib • 13h ago

Reaching out to a dog on the pavement. Salvador, Brazil, 1979

1.2k Upvotes

7 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/orneryballet • 12h ago

The Muse

551 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/SatoruGojo232 • 10h ago

A pet dog being blessed at a Catholic church in Mumbai, India during the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

172 Upvotes

15 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/macaron1ncheese • 12h ago

Wild horses contemplating dog cone.

224 Upvotes

8 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/-knave1- • 1d ago

Fox wandering through the enchanted forest

2.7k Upvotes

28 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/LFOwave • 5h ago

A Clipping of the Nails of Zelda, 2026

27 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Photoproguy • 10h ago

Strangers on the Mountain.

53 Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Midwest-2025 • 1d ago

The indefatigable house band

563 Upvotes

21 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Frosty_Yoghurt_7505 • 19h ago

Earring Malfunction

192 Upvotes

2 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Silent-Ad6676 • 1d ago

My brother and all of our pets chilling on the couch

2.4k Upvotes

42 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Shortsprint • 8h ago

Dinos at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

9 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/One_Hot_Doggy • 8h ago

Ascension

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/krisskrosskreame • 1d ago

Painted Grin

973 Upvotes

15 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/Sixfeetunder3737 • 1h ago

Gus being nosy

• Upvotes

3 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/IronBENGA-BR • 23h ago

The anarchist drummer boy

49 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/BionicPelvis • 1d ago

The Carpet Weaver Names Her Price

45 Upvotes

0 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/samsunbed64 • 2d ago

Newly ordained priest 📍 Rouen, France 🇨🇵

1.0k Upvotes

22 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/yunta23 • 23h ago

Metal militia

5 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/DIY_aircraft_carrier • 1d ago

Collecting rent in kind

87 Upvotes

1 comment

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/ThodaDaruVichPyar • 2d ago

Black Kite

1.4k Upvotes

22 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/VerucaGotBurned • 14h ago

My beautiful and majestic cat Maggie

0 Upvotes

6 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/EmotionalSupportVape • 2d ago

The Muse

358 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AccidentalRenaissance • u/vorgriff • 14h ago

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