Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Virgin and Child

The Virgin and Child
by Mabuse
Approx. 1527
Oil on panel
National Gallery, London

What exactly is squishy Jesus trying to catch?
Leave your best guess in the comment box.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Hague.

The Wife of Bath said...

So Anonymous, are you trying to say Jesus is trying war crimes, because that's profound.

Alice McMahon said...

This is a depiction of when squishy Jesus caught the Holy Spirit by the tail.

Lois said...

the pop fly his old father Joseph just let loose from the mound.

Unknown said...

He looks like he's perfecting the big finish of his tap dance recital.