Sunday, December 20, 2009

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child (detail)
By Neri di Bicci
1456
Altarpiece
St. James Cathedral, Seattle

Uh, is that the midsection of a baby? Or a middle aged man with a six-pack-a-day habit? Is he reaching for a beer he stowed inside Mary's red robe?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Matti - just stumble upon your taxonomy!

Wonderful! Squishy Jesus never seemed to bizzare and beautiful at the same time.

What were all those artists thinking?