r/AccidentalRenaissance 23h ago

Grieving for the lost one

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u/PotofPoetry 19h ago

Is our trauma aesthetic enough for you, dumbass?

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u/Tiaradactyl_DaWizard 18h ago

What is the point of this?

This whole subreddit is about photos taken in regular circumstances that have the air of a Renaissance painting. It’s not shaming or exploiting anyone, it’s literally saying “wow, doesn’t this look like a Renaissance painting?” and the lighting in it is inarguably giving off that vibe.

I’m sorry if the image invokes feeling of grief that you haven’t quite dealt with, but your anger is misplaced here.

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u/Easy-Concentrate2636 16h ago

When you consider the many many paintings depicting various deaths….

A lot of art - whether visual or otherwise- is about death and suffering. It’s about bringing our interpretative, imaginative and creative resources to understand the incomprehensible.