Madonna and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist

Madonna and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist
By Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
1503-57
Oil on panel, 30.7 x 25.9"
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MA

SQUISHY: Yesterday people in the USA re-elected Barack Obama to a second term, voted to approve same-sex marriage in Maryland and Maine, and elected the first openly gay senator. 

ST. JOHN:  Someone pinch me!  Just like my golden curls, this seems just too good to be real!