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The photo of New Year’s celebrations in Manchester (Picture: Joel Goodman/LNP)

This photo is rather epic – and it seems the internet agrees.

Snapped by photographer Joel Goodman, it shows what coppers in Manchester have to deal with during New Year’s Day celebration.

But it’s the likeness to Renaissance art that has got everyone going.

It’s now been turned into a ‘watercolour’ print

@hughesroland @ajlanghorn I had a go at turning it into a watercolour with Waterlogue pic.twitter.com/MmbiZ0SsD3 — Ben Darlow (@kapowaz) January 1, 2016

And this is quite wonderful

By this stage the internet was in full swing, and it was the fella lying in the middle of the road who caught the eye

And the composition didn’t go unnoticed

@hughesroland seems the people and actions are on interesting axi and regions pic.twitter.com/2THCzlBF2T — Groen Maar Niet Gek (@GroenMNG) January 1, 2016

And how about just putting some rugby players into the shot? (Picture: Twitter)

Kudos to the photographer for capturing such an artistic image of our times.


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