Sunday, January 4, 2009

Madonna and Child with the Infant St John

Madonna and Child with the Infant St John
by Martino Piazza da Lodi
c. 1515
Oil on panel, 32 x 24 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest


I understand that squishy Jesus and Saint John the Baptist are spiritually close, but why do artists make them look like they are making out?

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