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Relief (i.imgur.com)
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Iraq (lemmy.world)
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance

Unedited of my buddy btw

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Kyiv 2014 (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 1 year ago by squirrel to c/accidentalrenaissance

Source: Euromaidan Press

Photograph: Dmitry Serebriakov

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Brawl on the Ice (i.imgur.com)
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Maiden in the Tower (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Shard@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7784033

The Girl in the Window, Kabukicho 歌舞伎町

tokyostreetphoto

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Expectant Mother Alpaca (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

[Image transcription] Three veterinarians in green scrubs manhandle a fluffy white Alpaca in a dark wood-paneled room, a fourth person in a floppy bucket hat assists. It is not clear by the image, but the Alpaca is perfectly safe, being prepared for in vitro fertilization. [end]

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Deme@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance
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Poet in Repose (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

[Image transcription] A long haired orange and white cat stands out against a background of military-style bags and silver insulation. Below the cat, acting as the cat's bed, a young Caucasian man with a dredlock hairstyle sleeps curled up on his side in fetal position on black insulation mats. He is wearing military-issue clothing. The scene is peaceful. [end transcription]

RIP, Ukrainian poet and soldier, Maksym Kryvtsov (and his beloved cat), killed in action defending Ukraine.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Aesecakes@aussie.zone to c/accidentalrenaissance

Photo by Dimitris Legakis via The Guardian — Photo of Swansea police arresting drunk man likened to Renaissance art

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Light and smoke (lemmy.world)
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These lands (i.imgur.com)
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The Baker (i.imgur.com)
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Lorelei in Repose (lemmy.world)
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submitted 2 years ago by nrzzrn@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance

Source: pixdaus.

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submitted 2 years ago by Gray@lemmy.ca to c/accidentalrenaissance
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Countryside (lemmy.sdf.org)
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submitted 2 years ago by Tenshi@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance

Are people flocking back to reddit? Is the revolt over already?

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Disciple of Saint Francis (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A man in a brown monk's habit leans down to pet a friendly orange cat in a bucolic monastic landscape that includes gardens and medieval-looking buildings. The man, who is on the right, leans heavily on a walking stick, his chocolate brown monk's habit is tied at the waist with a rope. His salt-and-pepper grey hair is cut in a typical modern men's style rather than a monk's tonsure. He is smiling in delight as the orange cat to the side props it's front paws halfway up the walking stick to get closer to the monk's hand which is cradling the cat's head and neck, mid-scratch. The ground below them is of mottled green, rather scrubby mixed grasses. Behind the small hill they're on, we can see a very tidy, rather large vegetable and herb garden stretching into the distance. Behind that, a short stone wall and a large multi-story grey building that is at least over a hundred years old, probably more. Farther beyond still, gentle hills look blue against the horizon, and graceful pine trees stretch towards the sky.]

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The Essayist (i.imgur.com)
submitted 2 years ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A pale woman with a tight hair bun and glasses sits at a dining room table, her hands folded in her lap, with a laptop open in front of her. The bright sunlight from the window immediately to the left bathes her in the cold sunlight of early morning. On the table in front of her, difficult to make out in the over-exposed area of the photo, are a can of soda and a notebook. She is dressed in an oversized pale green knitted cardigan and a dark purple turtleneck shirt, and what appears at first to be an exquisitely decorated yellow brocade skirt with fringe trim is, upon closer inspection, a blanket she has draped over her lap for warmth. It is simply an optical illusion that she is wearing some kind of grandiose ballgown; An illusion heightened by a long light blue jacket hung over the chair she is sitting on that looks something like a bustle. The room she is sitting in has warm-hued walls and a tile floor to match, giving it a vaguely historic vibe. ]

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Deposed (static.euronews.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Zeth0s@lemmy.world to c/accidentalrenaissance
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submitted 2 years ago by Openmindedskeptic to c/accidentalrenaissance

Closeup photo of two light-grey long-haired house cats who are standing directly underneath a swing-arm desk lamp. They have long, luxurious whiskers and luxuriant "ruffs" of fur on their upper chests. They are both facing the camera, one behind the other, but they are looking directly up into the light bulb. The cat in front has a serene expression on its face and its eyes reflect the light. The cat in back appears dazed by the light, and its jaw is slightly open, exposing its teeth. Its eyes are not visible, as its head is leaned very far back.

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The Latte Maker (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A young woman behind a cafe bar carefully pours frothed milk from a small stainless steel pitcher into a sturdy teacup. The woman’s dark hair is pulled back and out of her face with a grey pinstripe kerchief , secure in place with black hairclips, giving her a folksy look that initially seems at odds with the trendy decor of the shop. It’s all exposed joists, Edison-style bulbs, slick stainless steel, severe white paint with a dark reclaimed wood floor, but the rest of her outfit (a typical all-black waitress wardrobe with a black half-apron and a shirt that has three-quarter length sleeves that highlight toned forearms from carrying trays all day) speak very much to her kerchief being a practical and stylish alternative to a hairnet. The hand that is closest to us rests lightly on the counter, her delicate fingers splayed, a men’s style wristwatch sits halfway up her forearm. In front of her are stacks of saucers that match the standard color and sturdy thickness of the cup she is filling. There are some faint geometric discolorations visible across the entire photo because we are looking in from a window that is partially reflecting the building behind the camera. The photographer’s reflection cannot be seen; Either a fortuitous coincidence or (more likely) a conscious choice on the part of a skilled photographer to conceal themselves in a shadow to make the photo more immersive for the viewer. ]

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AccidentalRenaissance is for photos that look like Renaissance paintings.

This means that they look like Renaissance art in their composition, their coloring, their saturation, the angle of the scene, the types of settings, etc.

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