Friday, February 20, 2009

Holy Family with St Barbara and the Infant St John

Holy Family with St Barbara and the Infant St John
by Paolo Veronese
1770s
Oil on canvas, 86 x 122 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Oh my, I don't even know where to begin with this painting. I mean, it is lovely, but then there's the penis holding and the foot sniffing.....

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The protective package pose is probably a foreshadowing of the holy circumcision. Can ya blame him?