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30 Times People Snapped A Pic And Realized It Was “Accidental Renaissance” (New Pics)
Once in a while, time, light, and space conspire to bridge the gap between the present and the past. In those moments, modern photos snapped with handheld computers come to look like accidental renaissance paintings created by the old masters. Fortunately, there is a subreddit called /r/AccidentalRenaissance where anyone in the world can share their magnificent digital paintings.
Strictly speaking, not every photo on this list echoes the renaissance, but every single one is clearly more than just a quick digital snap of everyday life. Some look like impressionist paintings, while others might echo baroque or neoclassical motifs. The fact that these photos speak to us so distinctly tells us just how indelible the visual identity of these historical art styles actually is.
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#1
Just Found This Sub! Hope My Photo Here Suits It!
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The Pallas Cats
#3
Ice Skating At Kinderdijk, Netherlands
#4
Orthodox Jews Having Celebrated Purim
#5
Capybara Basks In Sun’s Rays
David Wambold 3 years ago
World's largest Rodent. They largest one every recorded was over 200 lbs. (90 kg).
#6
Just Like That
#7
My Wife On Our Wedding Day
#8
Chinese Garden
#9
Hungary
Christof Irran 3 years ago
There is a similar image of Angela Merkel (former German Chancellor) during a campaign visit in 1990 that looks like it was painted by Jan Vermeer. 1990-Angel...7f1196.png 
#10
People Run To Shelter From A Hail-Storm!
Ericthedead 3 years ago
I put on a helmet and ran out in golf ball size hail as a teen. Hail to the shoulders hurts but when it hits the top of your hand or finger it feels like it knocked it off. Dumb idea.
#11
Polar Bears Moving Into An Arctic Weather Station
#12
Messed Up The Exposure And Caught This
#13
The Tattoo
#14
A Lion & Warthog In South Africa. By Alex Choi
#15
This Man Painting Shoes In Rome
#16
The Lifesaver
#17
Hawaiian Surfer Ha'a Keaulana Training Underwater
Just a boring person 3 years ago
Must be suffering, but extraordinary to see the ocean view underwater.
#18
Joined This Sub Just To Post My Dad, Enjoy
#19
Überlingen At Lake Constance, Shortly After Sunset
#20
Violinist Playing During Her Own Brain Surgery
#21
Summertime Sunlight
#22
The Gunpla Maker
#23
Mountain Landscape
#24
The Nuns And The Hippies
#25
Girl In Verona (May 16, 1918)
#26
Arnold In The 1970s
#27
Swiss Psychologist Jean Piaget
Cigdem Kanburoğlu 3 years ago
I knew I would be successful despite my untideness. Now I am sure if Piaget could do it why would not I!!
#28
“Tokyo Compression” By Michael Wolf
#29
Holy Week In Spain
#30
A Short, Tall And Biggest Man Play Cards
#31
Soldiers Celebrating Christmas
#32
Firefighters Taking A Break Out West
#34
I Was Told To Post This Mallard Here
#35
Head Gardener's Office
#37
Busy Night
#39
Iraq Protester Claims A Gov Chair
#40
A Cigarette Break
#41
Adoration Of The Hen
#43
This Picture I Took In 2019
#44
My Sister Texted Me A Pic Of The Room They Booked
#45
The Wheat Harvest
#46
The Pakistani King Of Almonds
#48
First Rays Of The Morning
#49
U.S. Navy Recovers Chinese Balloon From Atlantic
Jacques-Olivier NICOLAS 3 years ago
like Japanese balloons in World War II? or it would be a "weather balloon"
#50
My Great Grandmother Circa 1986
#51
Accidental Renaissance With A Moroccan Touch
#52
Via Pescherie Vecchie In Bologna
#54
An Afghan Woman In 1992
#56
Me Restoring A Painting
Emma Goransdottir 3 years ago
I love this picture and not that its important but you are really gorgeous 🙂
#57
A Color Pencil Shop In Iran
#58
Street Painter In Zanzibar
#61
Manila Prison
#62
Midnight Tranquility
Chewie Baron 3 years ago
There’s something about this that I really like. I keep coming back to this picture.
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Traders Examining Jade, Myanmar
#64
Raft Of The Silly Men
#65
Carros De Cesto, Madeira
Olive Harper 3 years ago
Oh I want to go there! You ride in the cart to get to the bottom of the (very) steep hill.
#69
Early Morning In A Georgian Village
#71
The Reflection Of My Fireplace In The Mirror
#73
Bouquiniste El Azizi. (Aziz's Book Store, Morocco)
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Mobile Vegetables Vendor
#77
The Bacchanal
#79
The Equine Dentist
#80
The Smoker
AtMostTheFabulist 3 years ago
Excellent photo, I love that smoke is all around him and while he does have a cigarette in hand you can't see any smoke from it. Just a great shot altogether.
#84
Convenience Store In Paris At Night
![The Fisherman’s Lighthouse [oc]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/646f319eac36a_v5gqp3x3cwua1__700.jpg "The Fisherman’s Lighthouse [oc]")
#87
The Building Of The Tower (/R/Osha)
#95
A Moment Of Rest On The Front Line
#97
New Year Celebrations
#99
Photo I Took In Manhattan Four Years Ago
#101
Uno Gets Serious On Deployments
#106
France Today, One Of The Biggest Demonstration
Jacques-Olivier NICOLAS 3 years ago
If in 2023, it is against the pension reform. As usual, the police calculate far fewer protesters than in reality. By the way, the police pension has not been reformed…
#109
The Turkey
martymcmatrix 3 years ago
Artemisia Gentileschi • The Foreshadowing Turkey (Last Wednesday in November)
#113
Chiaroscuro
#114
My Grandmothers Sister (Shes 95 Now)
#120
Ring Of Fire
#122
Pub At Folk Hour
#125
Comedian Joe Lycett In The New York Times
#126
A Friend Lighting His Lamp After A Power Cut
#128
Morning Time At The Office
Christof Irran 3 years ago
This, too looks like a Edward Hopper painting Edward-Hop...71bac4.jpg 
#134
Justin Jones Speaking In The Tennessee House
#138
Cooking In Bariloche
#140
Maynard James Keenan Et Adam Jones De Instrumentum
Kristie French 3 years ago
Saw tool in concert in Oct of 2001 in KC, MO. Maynard was completely out of it. Out of his mind (drugs/alcohol), and completely out of his clothes hanging from a wire above the stage. It was an interesting concert.
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