Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Madonna and Child (detail)

Madonna and Child (detail)
by
Andrea di Bartolo
c. 1415
Tempera on panel
28.6 x 17.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Something has gone tragically wrong with the lower body of baby Jesus....just at the place where you'd think his feet would be, there's a whole other set of legs. The baby Jesus Siamese twin? Didn't I see this in the Weekly World News?


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