Thursday, May 19, 2011

Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist

The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist
By an unknown Spanish artist
1500's
Oil on canvas, 62.4 x 48.8 cm
Wakefield Art Gallery, UK
Did you ever wonder how holy people managed to sleep with those halos on? I mean, did they have to push them to the side, or did they sleep on their stomach so it could stay in place?

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