Photographs That Look Like Renaissance Paintings

Jan 4, 2026 6:37 AM

Jonson71

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Cool shots

2 months ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

#5 Just looking at this gives me anxiety. Too crowded too many people

2 months ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

Where's that one of a fight breaking out in some European house of parliament?

2 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Great collection ! Lovingly curated

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Put anything through a grainy filter will look like a baroque version

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Oh, I love this.

2 months ago | Likes 146 Dislikes 2

Except for #5
Nightmare fuel

2 months ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 2

#2 Festes de Sant Joan, Ciutadella de Menorca

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

These are surprisingly good

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Bieber getting choked in a nightclub

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#2 Horsie luuvs the scritches

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

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2 months ago (deleted Jan 21, 2026 9:45 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

"Why do you ask?"

2 months ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

"Hurry up in there, I gotta poop!"

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I bet there's a crow outside relishing the attention ...

2 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Chickadee, but yes.

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#7 I hear the people sing.

2 months ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 0

AH! CA IRA, CA IRA, CA IRA!

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Singing the song of angry men?

2 months ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

Who let the dogs out?

2 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pretty sure #3 is AI art. Grampa's hand on his jacket has an extra finger and what is the red thing on the bed. Blood filled shower cap?

2 months ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

The red is an apple. It’s right next to bag of chips or some other snack

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Pic posted by redditor 3 years ago, claims to be father of baby, sounds believable. https://www.reddit.com/r/AccidentalRenaissance/comments/xe0qev/i_just_became_a_dad/

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

no, letters at top seem real and what it is expected, line is depicted OK, glasses in right hand are where you expect them but barely visible. But yeah, it is the age of not believing.

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

There's still the problem of an extra finger. Lots of things being right isn't as relevant as one significant thing being wrong

2 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think his fingers are angled in a way that you’re seeing a fifth finger where it’s actually the side of his hand/palm. There’s a wedding ring and then a finger beneath that and then it’s his hand. My problem is that’s not a newborn baby it’s too round headed and clean and unwrinkled and why is the belly button covered I don’t know.

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Normally Mom gets to hold Baby for just a minute or two after delivery, not much longer because she's utterly exhausted. Baby gets wheeled off to the nursery for cleanup and some initial medical checks, and then gets brought back to the room. This baby looks several hours old, which would explain why the grandparents are in the room and not waiting outside.

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

#1 Baroque is literally the worst. It needs to be fixed, while if something is not Baroque don't fix it.

2 months ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

The Mona Lisa is a Renaissance painting, not baroque…

2 months ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

Art History: A+
Reading Comprehension: C-

2 months ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Hey friend, I didn't make the meme, just the dumb pun about it, and it uses the word.

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

These must have been planned, right?

2 months ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

Might be like wildlife photography. Thousands of hours and photos, to maybe get one good shot. (And then plenty of photoshop or whatever to make it even prettier)

2 months ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Either that or it's just very, very fortuitous lighting AND circumstance. And I wouldn't put it past either of these being touched up afterwards, assuming there was a real starting image.

2 months ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 0

Some sharpen filter goes a long way. I’m having a hard time believing #4 is real.

2 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

#4 is a real work of art in my considered opinion ;)

2 months ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The sauce cos I was curious too! https://campinaexhibitions.net/distinctions-holders/artist/joao-taborda it's real as can be and this guy is so incredibly talented

2 months ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

That’s interesting, thanks. The clouds look weird but maybe it’s the compression.

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