It’s said that history repeats itself, and these images on Imgur show that. Called “Accidental Renaissance”, the pictures show what a crazy year 2016 was from Hillary’s Heartbreak, to Vladimir Putin looking at the corpse of murdered ambassador, Andrey Karlov.
The “Accidental Renaissance” title comes from an image from New Year 2016, which saw a series of late-night revellers laying on the streets of Manchester in poses resemblant of renaissance-era paintings.
It’s not all images of doom and gloom, though - Redditors have included Accidental Renaissance highlights such as “Pizza Night With The Woofers”, “The Lost Supper”, and “Cricket in Kashmir” amongst many others.
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The Baker
http://www.basuterwijk.com/portfolio/C00006SAua5bKC8c/G0000LQI6g8mwOdw/I0000gnZfMhj34rk
Doesn't seem "accidental" to me, more like skillful photography and artistic vision :)
Friendship At The Square Park
Heartbreaking/ warming. Very moving. The framing makes one look intensely at the whole composition. Great timing. One should stop to wonder is this person homeless? an artist? an eccentric for sure.
This one is super sad. This poor man having so much love to give and only wild pigeons to receive it. :-(
The Creation Of Catam
Cat version of the fox and the hound "we'll always be friends forever, won't we chopper?" "We sure will Todd"
"Please scratch my belly!" or "hey, psst psst, pass the nip, man!"
Reminds me of the picture with god and that dude with their arms reaching out!
Pure Joy
Great picture. I think it would give it a more timeless feel in a strong black and white.
Warrior
The horse is poor because some f*****g democrats dont care for the rights of the natives!
That's all you can say about the picture? What about the Native American, you know, the true American whose ancestors were mass killed or parked in human zoos so white asses could play the cowboys? You have nothing to say about this man now facing the policemen who want to exile him from his lands? No? Okay...
Load More Replies...Unbelievable the number of persons only caring about the horse and not having even one word for the native American, the only one with a right on these lands facing police officers that want to exile him from his land, probably to park him with the other Native Americans, in a human zoo but, hey, we don't call them that, we call them reservations so it looks more ethic.
Looking Longingly At The Loaves
I assume the cat wasn't supposed to be in the pic :-)
Load More Replies...a few seconds later the picture is called, "great escape with loaves and spilled tea"
Pizza Night With Woofers
He's made a big mistake. Obit reads "Cuddled to death by a pack of friendly wolves when he refused to share his frozen pizza"
They're just huskies - don't think you can be licked to death 😄
Load More Replies...The dogs look pretty well trained and seem to be waiting politely. I expect it was death by drowning. I mean from all the salivating dogs.
A Horse Rears In The Crowd
Agreed. It hardly looks pleasant. Horses normally rear when afraid or balking (ie refusing to do something they don't want to do). Why do some celebrations have to involve animals and people doing, in my opinion, rather unnecessary and dumb things. Probably get criticised for that view but hey ho.
Load More Replies...Of course it f*****g rears with all u stupid f***s cramping it like that! Hope it stomped on some of you idiots!!
When we say that People are animals, we're just complimenting them. People are stupid and more aggressive and hostility behavior
Poor horse indeed. Look at all the torture implements stuck in its mouth in the form of bridle, bit, etc. How brutally we treat animals, we selfish talking apes.
This is Menorca island. Horses are really stressed in those pop parties
He's probably afraid of all those stupid people touching and crowding him!!
Refuge In Lesbos
David, first of I'm Greek and have a first hand knowledge of the situation due to my occupation. Second, island of nomads?? Seems to me your idea of the place is quite skewed. I'm not suggesting there aren't any issues with regards to the accommodation of the refugees, but claiming that Lesvos and the way of life there is ruined seems a bit far fetched to me, not to mention disrespectful to the actual victims of this tragedy.
Load More Replies...I visited Lesbos before the refugees began to arrive. I find it incredibly inspiring that so many Greeks on an island so marked by the history of the displacements of war would reach out in a time of genuine economic suffering to others in need. Many in today's Lesbos are descendants of refugees who found homecoming on Lesbos, just as empty spaces on the island were once inhabited by those who were forced to become refugees. To my mind, today's Lesbos is a beautiful place.
It recalls Le Radeau de la Méduse by Théodore Géricault, more than renaissance
Chess
With a casual tight-rope walker in the back. He's so done with them, they've been at this game for five weeks now.
The Creation
Mom With Baby Catches A Fly Ball At A Baseball Game
Pay no mind to the little brother that just right hooked his sister to the jaw.
To protect the baby's head from fly balls like the one she's catching like a badass
Load More Replies...Love it that it how the photo was taken in such a moment that mom's long ponytail almost looks like it's the baby's long hair. :P
And mom in the background is not impressed. :P
Load More Replies...Rural Home In Wuyuan, China
Impressionismo. It looks like one of those paintings by Van Gogh with people eating potatoes
Ultra-orthodox Jewish Wedding
Indeed! I so hope she was wearing ballet shoes with that dress! :X
Load More Replies...The Fireman
1941 Train Station
Your favourite era was when a war was ragging and millions of innocent people were murdered by Hitler
Load More Replies...Jeanne De Wall Street
You can really feel the emotion by just looking at her face! Just wow...
The Commute
So there is no such thing as "immaculate conceiving" #biology
The Rebellion
Electric Yerevan protest https://www.facebook.com/ElectricYerevanEnglish/
Load More Replies...Mongolian Horseman
Totally agree with yoy. Anyways,its a beautiful photo!
Load More Replies...Cricket In Kashmir
The bush/rocks at the bottom right look like a signature
Russian Renaissance
I've seen this already. It was -20° C that nigh.
Load More Replies...That day, Yuri's penis shrunk so hard that it retreated inside his body.
Girl In Krakow
Portrait Of A Housecat
Fresh Paint
Sunshine From Heaven
Blacksmith In A Museum
Yes. He's been ordered not to leave the premises at any time. lol
Load More Replies...The Arrest Of Student Leader Lester Shum In Hong Kong
Vladimir Putin Staring At The Embassador's Corpse
'my Twin Brother And I At Thanksgiving'
Despair
"Know one knows what it's like....to be the sad man....to be the bad man....in soccer shoes..."
The Man Who Prevented Ww3
Why do the world not reward real heroes while villains who starts war becomes filty rich?
Wow! What an unsung hero! Thanks for posting his name Alina! So grateful for people like this that keep us safe!
Passion Of The Cruz
Preparation Of The Feast
Wedding Party In Poland
Polish wedding parties are so famous... nobody w a l k s out. Crawles out rather...
Probably a game where they have to run to the table to get a drink. Dude on the left is sliding in. Hope he didn't hurt himself!
Load More Replies...Elders Of Afghanistan
Tired And Holy
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Guide me safely through the night, Wake me with the morning light.
Portrait Of A Partygoer
King Jame's Court
The Veteran
"Do you remember that night at the bar in France, 40 years ago? It was me."
These Guys Still Drinking In The Hotel Lobby At 10am
Kneeling Policeman
Protests in South Africa by students about the cost of tertiary education.
not everything you see is going to be sunshine and lollypops. best get used to reality.
Load More Replies...I hope the guy who is going to kick that policeman in hte heads dies an horrible death. Filthy coward attacking a man down while he can't defend himself.
Kinda the whole idea behind violence. It's not fair. It's not pretty. Why romanticize some kind of "rules" when you're inflicting harm and injury on another human. It's naïve to think so. Nevermind that the cops are armed and armored, so who is obligated to be "fair?"
Load More Replies...Breakfast In Brighton
Cold Day For Hot Tea In Chengdu
Female Miners In The Waning Days Of The Ussr
Socrates Lectures His Students At The Baths
No, that is evidently dr. Freud. I recognized his slip-on shoes. :D:D
Biker Friends
What bike? They don't looking even remotelly like the bikers. Vespa maybe.lol
It looks more like these lumberjack wanna look like-hyper groomed men to me. To each his own. I don't even own a hair product other than shampoo
Why is it wrong for a man to like taking care of his hair?
Load More Replies...Not In Service
A Hundred Faces Of Rage
Not a fan of football, but I feel really sorry for the bloke, here. He's playing a game, (try to) have some fun, doing his best (or not, I have no clue who it is). Then looks into a crowd of oversized kids, acting like they can do it better.
John Terry for Chelsea. Not the biggest tool ever t play for Chelsea, as a Liverpool supporter, I actually have some respect for this guy.
Load More Replies...Clarity In The Pit
A Game Of Buzkashi
Buzkashi is an old game in which men are riding horses and play with an headless calf or goat carcass instead of a ball. The aim is to place the carcass in a goal. It is traditional Central Asian sport. It is traditional f. ex. in Afganistan but it was banned by Taliban because it was considered immoral. After the Taliban regime was ousted, the game resumed being played. I admit it is an interesting part of culture. But I find it quite cruel and I certainly wouldn´t be comfortable to watch it. Especially it hurts me when I see an animal suffer.
Thanks for the cultural nore. It is a beautiful picture, but certainly I could not watch it being played either
Load More Replies...Changing Of The Bulb
The Battle
This actually happened in Brazil's capital, in a protest that the people were against a law bill that will f**k us up for the next 20 years. I'm brazilian
The Front Lines
Sad how the police have to be so cruel to those fighting oppression.
Sadder when psychopaths becomes policemen coz it gives them licence to torture with authority
Election Results Arrive
Why are there so many down votes on comments for people who don't care much for Clinton? Aren't these people entitled to put whatever comments they want, just as much as those who support her? I've seen half of you faithful BP users put much worse comments on other stories. Don't be hypocritical.
Warriors Embrace
two men, sweaty and half naked, in a cage, hugging each other... I don't judge...
Signing Their Wedding License In A Bar
Duke Of Cameron
A Scene From The Ny Protests
I was thinking more on the line of "meh, I'll levitate my baton while she yells at me."
Load More Replies...The backstory on this was that she was standing up against police brutality. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/10/501590254/a-protest-a-police-officer-a-yelling-mother-the-story-behind-a-photo
The Lost Supper
The Drunk Lament
The Walk Of The Lords
if you added 3 more people and put a table in front of them it's the last supper
He Texted
I don't understand the story of your life. What this pic has to do with the Renecance age?!
Load More Replies...Is this the prelude to the other photo of gals in tears after election results? It's no wonder...sigh!
Argument In All Night Off-licence
The New Emperor
The Passionate Singer
Defeated
Its not a good thing to look at but I find it interesting to see how people's emotions can change.I can see different people having their individual facial expressions, its sad to watch but I think its also beautiful. or am I just wierd
I can't remember where it was but someone said, perhaps America got the president they deserve. Food for thought.
Brother
Nosebleed
I don't find anything funny on this picture and can't understand how people can make jokes about it. Look at the boy's face he is obviously very very very worried about his friend. Nothing to laugh about.
Still missing one of the most perfect fibonacci materials ever - shot in Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine 1-58a1edc98bf1f.jpg
I guess I don't understand how these are "Accidental Renaissance Pics"? I am not really sure what that is supposed to mean.
Still missing one of the most perfect fibonacci materials ever - shot in Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine 1-58a1edc98bf1f.jpg
I guess I don't understand how these are "Accidental Renaissance Pics"? I am not really sure what that is supposed to mean.
