When you point your camera at a random thing on the street, you usually don’t expect much. But in the vast sea of dull photos that fill your camera roll, one stands out. Call it a miracle, or a lovely surprise, but if you feel like the pic is superior in composition, style, lighting, and somewhat resembles a classical painting, it may be that you have just encountered “accidental renaissance.”
Thanks to the devoted community r/AccidentalRenaissance that seeks the thrill of photography that “accidentally resembles the types of art popular from the 14th-19th centuries,” we now know it’s a thing and not a mere coincidence. Created in 2014, the subreddit now has 748k “universalis personae,” aka members, who like looking for dramatic compositions, complex narratives, sophisticated lightning, and pictorial colors in everyday snaps.
So scroll down to see what the buzz is all about and after you’re done, don’t forget to check part 1 of Accidental Renaissance highlights such as “Pizza Night With The Woofers” and “The Lost Supper.”
#1 Are We The Bad Guys?
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#2 Oranges Photographed Through The Glass Panes Of A Greenhouse
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#3 Keanu Reeves Ascends To Save Mankind
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#4 Friend Took This Photo Of Me Napping The Other Day, Was Told I Should Post It Here
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#5 Firefighters Taking A Break Out West
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#6 Accidentally Took A Picture Of My Cat That Looks Like An Old Master's Painting
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#7 Brokering Of The Candy
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#8 A Caring Matriarch
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#9 Supper At Home
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#10 Japanese Opposition Members Trying To Block The Passing Of New Immigration Laws
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#11 The Petulant Donald
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#12 Snapped This Moment During My 12 Day - 110 Mile (800 Head Of Cattle) Drive From Utah To Arizona
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#13 A Feast In The Capital City
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#14 Blinky In The Sun. Our Pupper Passed Away This Morning. I Always Thought This iPhone Photo Of Him Looked Like A Painting.
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#15 Mr. Fluffies Betrayal.
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#16 Stunning
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#17 The Coffee Shop Window
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#18 My Girlfriend's Uncle Took A Photo Of This Monk At A 13th Century Monastery
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#19 Stumbled Upon A Fair In Brussels Recently. Truly Accidental Renaissance For Me!
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#20 Battle Of Wallmart
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#21 Image Of The First Case Of The New Coronavirus Infected Person In Hongkong
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#22 Adoration Of The Rose
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#23 A Monk In Italy. (Photographer: Steve Mccurry)
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#24 King James Falling Into The Seats Looked Like Some Sort Of Renaissance Composition
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#25 13th Attempt To Break The Gaza Blockade By Sea
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#26 Pope Francis Circa 2008
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#27 These Musicians In A Restaurant In Greece
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#28 An Amish Vacation
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#29 Dearly Beloved.
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#30 Contemporary Mediterranean Woman
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#31 Vasiliy Is Still Breathing
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#32 Our Cat Trying To Steal Cheese
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#33 Feline Friendship
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#34 Power From On High: Two Weed Farming Nuns
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#35 Politicians In Flooded Venice, 2019
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#36 Evening Train
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#37 This Picture Of A Russian Canteen Made Me Think Of This Sub
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#38 Yu-Gi-Oh
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#39 Clutching His Robe In Fear
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#40 Jay Wright Captured Backstage At A Rodarte Fashion Show, Thought It Was A Painting At First Glance!
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#41 We'll Be Home Soon
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#42 Hope
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#43 Victorian Mob
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#44 A Nun At The Airport (Oc)
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#45 Fields Of Fire
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#46 Student At Rest
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#47 Stevie Nicks Photographed At A Fleetwood Mac Concert In 1978
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#48 Moscow Subway
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#49 The Voter
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#50 The Ride Home
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#51 As Renaissance As It Gets
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#52 México (2020)
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#53 And So The Sun Was Created For The Pleasure Of These Majestic Creatures. Warming The Souls Of All Those Who Gaze Upon Their Magnificence.
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#54 The Horsemen
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#55 The Catastrophe Of The Paella
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#56 The First Batch (The Bakehouse In Vancouver)
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#57 My Friend In Our New Apartment
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#58 The Selfie
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#59 Chef In Siena, Italy 2020
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#60 The Passion Of The Slice
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#61 My Daughter Refused To Cooperate During A Photoshoot
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#62 Concert Selfie
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#63 Saint Dad, Out Father Of Newborn
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#64 Prime Minister In Mourning
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#65 California Fire Being Extinguished By A 747
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#66 A Young Man, Illuminated By Mobile Phones, Recites A Poem While Protestors Chant Slogans Calling For Civilian Rule, During A Blackout In Khartoum, Sudan
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#67 A Monk Prays For An Elderly Man Who Had Died Suddenly While Waiting For A Train In China.
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#68 Betrayal
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#69 The Modern Plague
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#70 In The Train,india
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#71 Reflect
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#72 The Invasion Of Private Space
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#73 Signing Their Wedding License In A Bar
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#74 The Barista
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#75 Russian Soldier Playing An Abandoned Piano In Chechnya
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#76 Quarantined Italians Play Music To Each Other
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#77 Seated Jester
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#78 The Failed System Of Brazil
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#79 This Lady Pealing Pomegranates
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#80 Paris, Jan 11 2020
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#81 The Last Mcsupper
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#82 Shutting Off A Long Beach Fire Hydrant
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#83 Renaissance Chickens
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#84 Game’s Night
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#85 This Turkish Guy At Work.
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#86 This Photo My Friend Took Today In A Farm Around Wismar
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#87 A Little Girl Carrying A Lamb To Shelter From Falling Ash During Iceland's 2010 Volcanic Eruption.
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#88 United States Of America 2020
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#89 The Fall Of A Sister
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#90 The Bride After Dark
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#91 The Great Race
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#92 The Family Trying To Take Wine Away From My Aunt For A Christmas Photo.
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#93 When Your Travel Pillow Makes You Shakespeare
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#94 The Fire (2019)
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#95 The Creation Of Internets
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#96 Chinese Policemen Visiting The Remote Region Of Xinjiang To Spread Awareness Of The Coronavirus (2020)
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#97 Me And My Wife After A 7am Wedding In Disney World Circa 2017
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#98 The Sacrifice Of Isaac
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#99 The Storyteller
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#100 Full Circle Renaissance (Credit: Bosslogic)
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#101 The Oath Of Blasey Ford
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#102 Russian Flutist Playing Mozart During Removal Of Brain Tumor
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#103 War Of The Melon
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#104 Blackout During Examination
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#105 These Guys Doing Homework At The Bar
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#106 A Full Train
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#107 The Modern Mona Lisa
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#108 My Son And I Caught In A Storm
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#109 This Photo I Took At The Volin Viking Festival This Summer
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#110 The Epiphany
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#111 Florence Welch (2018)
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#112 Two Mice Fighting.
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#113 Hurricane Teddy - Cape Hatteras, Nc
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#114 London Children And Their Families, Celebrating Christmas Day In An Underground Shelter. December 25 1940.
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#115 Not Sure If The Painting Is Considered Renaissance But If It Is Then ‘Double Renaissance’
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#116 This Photo Of My Favorite Chicken Turned Out Accidentally Beautiful
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#117 Love Blooms
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#118 Linda In Majesty
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#119 My Girlfriend Suffering With Eye Pain
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#120 The Adoration Of The Screen.
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#121 Man Reading At Mcdonalds
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#122 Took This Of My Dog When He Was Drying Off From A Rainy Walk, Felt Very Regal
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