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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.”

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#1 Hope

#2 The Modern Mona Lisa

#3 Our Cat Trying To Steal Cheese

To find out more about the r/AccidentalRenaissance subreddit, Bored Panda reached out to its moderator u/openminded_skeptic. He told us that the subreddit was founded based upon a post from August 2014 that featured a picture showing a fight in the Ukrainian Parliament.

“Several people in the post expressed interest in a subreddit featuring photos that accidentally resembled Renaissance art (although the actual photo technically is more along the lines of Baroque art in coloring and lighting, the Golden Ratio spiral superimposed on it notwithstanding), and this subreddit was created.”

Throughout the past 6 years, the community has evolved in several ways. “First, the definition of ‘Renaissance’ has expanded to cover art styles from the 14th-19th centuries as the sub has risen in popularity,” u/openminded_skeptic explained.

#4 Oranges Photographed Through The Glass Panes Of A Greenhouse

#5 Blinky In The Sun. Our Pupper Passed Away This Morning. I Always Thought This iPhone Photo Of Him Looked Like A Painting

#6 Accidentally Took A Picture Of My Cat That Looks Like An Old Master’s Painting

Secondly, the rules have now expanded to more easily enable moderation of what would be considered Renaissance. “It’s in the eye of the beholder,” said the moderator.

And thirdly, “I (u/openminded_skeptic) was added as a moderator as an April Fool’s joke in 2018 due to my username being almost identical to the founder’s (u/openmindedskeptic), and have more or less overtaken the subreddit.” In 2019, the companion subreddit to r/AccidentalRenaissance called r/Pet_Renaissance was created as “a place for people to post artistic pet photos.”

u/openminded_skeptic explained that for the purposes of r/AccidentalRenaissance, the community allows other genres from the 14th-19th centuries, as well as high-quality or timely popular photos or posts at times at the moderators’ discretion.

#7 Feline Friendship

#8 The Selfie

#9 A Caring Matriarch

As for the Renaissance photos, “generally, there’s an emphasis on symmetry, balance, saturated colors (although early and high Renaissance used lighter, brighter colors while late Renaissance generally used darker, richer colors, but they were always saturated, not diluted), a focus on linear perspective and leading lines to help create a more 3-D image, balanced composition, and lots of references to classical Greek and Roman art and architecture.”

Even though there are no professional art historians on the moderator team, u/openminded_skeptic assured us that “Some of us have a few art history courses under our belts, as well as an interest and appreciation for fine art and history.”

#10 We’ll Be Home Soon

#11 The Coffee Shop Window

#12 A Monk In Italy. (Photographer: Steve Mccurry)

He also added that moderating subreddits usually falls to one of three types of people: “those very passionate about the subject of the subreddit and wanting to help keep it relevant (I consider this to be me!), those who just love Reddit in general and want to help keep it going, or those who for one reason or another value a sense of prestige or having authority over others.”

#13 The Creation Of Internets

#14 A Little Girl Carrying A Lamb To Shelter From Falling Ash During Iceland’s 2010 Volcanic Eruption

#15 Renaissance Chickens

#16 Firefighters Taking A Break Out West

#17 These Musicians In A Restaurant In Greece

#18 Mr. Fluffies Betrayal

#19 Reflect

#20 The Horsemen

#21 This Lady Peeling Pomegranates

#22 Two Mice Fighting.

#23 Concert Selfie

#24 A Monk Prays For An Elderly Man Who Had Died Suddenly While Waiting For A Train In China.

#25 Supper At Home

#26 Snapped This Moment During My 12 Day – 110 Mile (800 Head Of Cattle) Drive From Utah To Arizona

#27 Vasiliy Is Still Breathing

#28 Russian Soldier Playing An Abandoned Piano In Chechnya

#29 Brokering Of The Candy

#30 Adoration Of The Rose

#31 A Young Man, Illuminated By Mobile Phones, Recites A Poem While Protestors Chant Slogans Calling For Civilian Rule, During A Blackout In Khartoum, Sudan

#32 The First Batch (The Bakehouse In Vancouver)

#33 Stumbled Upon A Fair In Brussels Recently. Truly Accidental Renaissance For Me!

#34 My Girlfriend’s Uncle Took A Photo Of This Monk At A 13th Century Monastery

#35 Seated Jester

#36 Keanu Reeves Ascends To Save Mankind

#37 Friend Took This Photo Of Me Napping The Other Day, Was Told I Should Post It Here

#38 The Barista

#39 Chinese Policemen Visiting The Remote Region Of Xinjiang To Spread Awareness Of The Coronavirus (2020)

#40 The Petulant Donald

#41 Stevie Nicks Photographed At A Fleetwood Mac Concert In 1978

#42 Dearly Beloved

#43 Student At Rest

#44 An Amish Vacation

#45 King James Falling Into The Seats Looked Like Some Sort Of Renaissance Composition

#46 A Feast In The Capital City

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