Accidentalism (painting) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Effect produced by accidental lights In painting, accidentalism is the effect produced by accidental lights.[1] ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Accidentalism". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 114., citing John Ruskin, Modern Painters, I. II. 4, iii. § 4, 287. External links Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Accidentalism". The dictionary definition of accidentalism at Wiktionary This painting-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles