50 Times People Snapped A Picture And It Turned Out To Be An ‘Accidental Renaissance’ (New Pics)
'Accidental Renaissance' is a subreddit that acts like a virtual gallery, dedicated to sharing and discussing images that unintentionally resemble works of art from the famous cultural movement known as the Renaissance. It took place in Europe roughly from the 14th to 17th centuries and was a time of great artistic and intellectual growth. During this period, humanity saw the emergence of some of the most famous creators in history, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
The subreddit celebrates the unexpected beauty that can be found in everyday life. Its members share photos of objects, scenes, and even people that have a striking similarity to Renaissance art; these images often showcase the symmetry, composition, and attention to detail that are characteristic of the old paintings and sculptures. Whether you're an art lover or just someone who appreciates the little things around us, I believe that 'Accidental Renaissance' can offer something to virtually anyone. Continue scrolling to check out its best latest posts and if you want more, open up our earlier publications on the subreddit here, here, and here.
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The Advent Of Autumn
That's something I would consider showing as a picture while playing D&D
An Old Town In Salzburg, Austria
I know that this is supposed to be Renaissance, but it feels more Dickensian to me - right down to Scrooge with his cane.
Summer Gardens
Two Peacocks Fighting Like Angels
At Peace Amongst The Willow & The Lake
I Just Became A Dad
Syrians In Al Yarmouk Camp Waiting For Aid
Calling A Friend
Turkmen Woman Weaving Her Hair
The Peaks Of Italy
Village Of Cotignac Shrouded In Morning Mist
The Story Of The Old Stove
A Bookshop Owner Repairs A Book
Shepherd In The Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Roosting In The Evening Twilight
My Dad And His Best Friend
Camping In A Copse With The Early Morning Mist
During A Power Outage In Borodianka, Kyiv Region
Showtime. Actors Prepare For An Opera Performance
The Way My Coworker Left Groceries At The Table
Boat In The Fog
Photo I Took In Venice, Italy
A Sunday In The Commons Of Boston (Photo By Me)
Hasidic Tish During Sukkot, Jerusalem
Cows Resting In The German Alps
From My Back Porch
An Old Boys Lunch In The English Countryside
A Solitary House - Micheal Lane; 1973
Liberty Rallying The People
A woman’s place is in the revolution - Kandaka, or the word for Nubian queen, which was given to the woman in this photo chanting “thowra’ meaning revolution in Arabic. This photo was the from anti-government protests in Khartoum, Sudan in 2019
The Sky Looked Like A Renaissance Painting
A Conference Of Bearded Dragons
Bakery Shop, Kashmir
High Hopes
Brown-skinned refugee from the Middle East... seems familiar... pieta-639c...857132.jpg 
Two Women In A Convent, With A Cat
Morning In The Carpathians
The Joy Of Living
Saw This Man On My Way Home From The Bar
Old Man In Pho Cao Village
This Picture Of Me In A Haunted House
Georgia - The Country, Not The State
Wine Tasting
Photo My Mother Took Of My Great Grandfather
Holy Sausage
Hohenschwangau Castle And Light On The Alpsee
Al Fresco In London
How come I don't have one of those...is it my socks? What am I doing wrong?
Waiting On The New Stove
My Friends In Train
enjoy those moment and turn them to memories like photo album because TIME is precious and never taken lightly.
Me In A Metal Festival
Delays Due To Train Strikes In UK
Note: this post originally had 116 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
Dissapointed that the Manchester one that went viral didn't make it onto the list. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35214873
I'm pretty sure it's been on a previous one.
Load More Replies... Lovely pics but only a handful fit the ‘renaissance’ label. I do like the idea: especially the snaps of everyday life around the world (aside from gorgeous skies etc), it makes us less distanced from other people, even from other times.
Exactly, most of these are more like romantic or neoclassical paintings, definitely not renaissance.
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These are so beautiful! I know some are situational, but wow to the talented photographers who caught them. My thumb would probably be in the picture!
Strong series. Can´t decide, which one is best! Keep on doing your thing :-)
I've generated images with the Stable Diffusion using the titles as prompt. https://nowokay.hatenablog.com/entry/2022/12/21/154414
i took some gorgeous accidental masterpieces...they look like a Flemish master painted them. i want to share them with you, my BP fambly, but i can't figure out how to attach it! halp
My little renaissance scene.. my husband reading before sleep with my sons https://www.instagram.com/p/B3v6nEjobaB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Jade, how did you attach that? i want to show a pic, too. 🥰
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Even before Photoshop, professional photographers were manually editing their photographers in or outside of a darkroom by using dodging and burning techniques, using glass prismatic filters, using Vaseline on the lens, vibrating/scratching the photo during development, etc. You are very rarely going to see a raw photo posted if it is done professionally.
Load More Replies... Looking through the photos while listening to Renaissance Music feels so different.
Dissapointed that the Manchester one that went viral didn't make it onto the list. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-35214873
I'm pretty sure it's been on a previous one.
Load More Replies... Lovely pics but only a handful fit the ‘renaissance’ label. I do like the idea: especially the snaps of everyday life around the world (aside from gorgeous skies etc), it makes us less distanced from other people, even from other times.
Exactly, most of these are more like romantic or neoclassical paintings, definitely not renaissance.
Load More Replies... These are so beautiful! I know some are situational, but wow to the talented photographers who caught them. My thumb would probably be in the picture!
Strong series. Can´t decide, which one is best! Keep on doing your thing :-)
I've generated images with the Stable Diffusion using the titles as prompt. https://nowokay.hatenablog.com/entry/2022/12/21/154414
i took some gorgeous accidental masterpieces...they look like a Flemish master painted them. i want to share them with you, my BP fambly, but i can't figure out how to attach it! halp
My little renaissance scene.. my husband reading before sleep with my sons https://www.instagram.com/p/B3v6nEjobaB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Jade, how did you attach that? i want to show a pic, too. 🥰
Load More Replies... Even before Photoshop, professional photographers were manually editing their photographers in or outside of a darkroom by using dodging and burning techniques, using glass prismatic filters, using Vaseline on the lens, vibrating/scratching the photo during development, etc. You are very rarely going to see a raw photo posted if it is done professionally.
Load More Replies... Looking through the photos while listening to Renaissance Music feels so different.
