Saturday, January 28, 2012

Madonna and Child


Madonna and Child
By Bernardino da Asola
Oil on panel, 30.5 x 40.5"
The National Gallery, London

Paging Michelle Obama: hurry! This chubster needs an intervention.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
By Cecco di Pietro
1372
Staten Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

I can has carrot and birdie?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Holy Family

The Holy Family
By Štefan Šubic
1846
Oil on canvas,
22.4 × 18.1"
Loka Museum, Škofja Loka, Slovenia



Oh Squishy: love the new tattoo!


Sunday, January 22, 2012

Virgin and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist

Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist
By Francesco Bottini

1470-80

Tempera on Panel, 26.4 x 18.6 "

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston


OKAY YOU TWO, BREAK IT UP!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Adoration by the Shepherds

Adoration by the Shepherds
By Gerard van Honthorst
2nd quarter of 17th century
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France

Hot damn! This savior needs to come with sunglasses!!!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Holy Family with John the Baptist

Holy Family with John the Baptist
From the circle of Jacopo Amigoni
1700's
Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm

Ignore the whole foot sniffing business for a sec and look at how freaky Mary and John's eyes are......

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
early 1500's
Fragment of a fresco from Pieve di San Pietro, Volpedo, Italy

ACTION SHOT: Squishy is jumping right out of Mary's va jay jay!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi
By the Master of Sigmaringen
early 1500's
Oil on cradled wood, 68 x 46.5 cm

SQUISHY (to Magi): WTF! These boxes are full of incense and shit!!!! I told you douche canoes I wanted an Xbox!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

St. Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ

St. Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ
By Jan Wellens de Cock
Between 1495 and 1528
Oil on oak panel, 14.1 × 18.1"
Private Collection

I'll tell you I'm posting this because of the weird giant glass marble thingy Squishy is hitching a ride on atop of on St. Christopher and because of the tree-house (!!?!?!?!). But really I'm posting it because the name of the artist is so f-ing awesome.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Virgin and Child Meeting St. Anthony

The Virgin and Child Meeting St. Anthony
By Manuel da Costa Ataíde
1810
Painting on wood in the Church of St. Anthony, Tiradentes, Brazil

In which Squishy meets St. Anthony and there's plenty of gayface to go around.....

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Madonna Adoring the Child with St. John and Angels

Madonna Adoring the Child with St. John and Angels
By Francesco Botticini
1485
123 cm diameter
Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

How do they adore him? By sprinkling rose petals on his crotch.....

Friday, January 6, 2012

Madonna with Christ Child and Saints

Madonna with Christ Child and Saints
By Andrea Mantegna
1497
Tempera on canvas, 113 × 84.3"
Musei d'Arte e Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy


Baby head Barcalounger, stat.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Our Lady of Good Counsel

Our Lady of Good Counsel
Gege workshop
mid 1800's

Or alternately titled: Our Lady and Son of Sour Lemons.