Holy Family with St. John

Holy Family with St. John
By Santi di Tito
1500's
Musée des beaux-arts auPalais Fesch, Corsica  

SQUISHY (to St. John): Do me a solid, man, and move that strip of cloth over my package just a leeeetle bit up and to the left.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of the Shepherds
Detail of an illuminated manuscript in the British Library

Um, hey guys, just want to point out that baby Jesus is on the roof, not generally considered a safe spot for an infant. 

I can neither conform nor deny that Mary is wearing footed pajamas.

Mary as the Throne of Solomon

Mary as the Throne of Solomon

15th century

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

SQUISHY:  What giant eyes and creepy long fingers you have, Mommy!

LIONS:  Grrrrrrrr! 

Presentation in the Temple

Presentation in the Temple

After 1235

Detail of the Feriatum Psalter

Wurttemberg State Library, Stuttgart, Germany

Oh.  My.  God.  SQUISHY HAS A COMBOVER!

Virgin Mary of the Sign

Virgin Mary of the Sign
15th Century
Mezquita Mosque/Cathedral, Cordoba, Spain

Unborn and fabulous!

Nativity

Nativity
Armenian School
Detail of an illuminated gospel

Our lady of the yam body.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rest on the Flight into Egypt
By Absolon Stumme
Detail of the Hamburg Altar

This donkey looks like a giant inflatable--something that should be floating down the street in a Thanksgiving day parade.

What is Joseph picking from the tree (with the help of two angels) and putting in his hat?

The Visitation

The Visitation

1460

Kremsmünster, Austria

Squishy and St. John meet up in the womb, already practicing their yoga moves.  Namaste!

Birth of Jesus

Birth of Jesus

About 1500

Fresco in the Church of the Archangel, Galata, Cyprus

Oh this painting is a fun house!  THERE IS A SHEPHERD DRESSED IN A COCOON!  There is a long skinny Jesus wrapped up like a tampon!  And blink-or-you'll-miss-it tiny ox and ass at the place where Jesus' feet would be if he weren't wrapped up like a tampon!

 

St. Christopher

St. Christopher
Fresco in  Pfarrkirche Hl Florian, Austria

Poor St. Christopher and his thyroid problem.  At least he gets a palm tree as a walking stick...

Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
Icon in Lazarus Church, Larnaca on Cyprus

Today: icon in a Cyprus church, tomorrow: icon of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
From the circle of Jean Massys
16th century
Oil on panel, 63 x 58,5 cm
National Museum of San Carlos, Mexico City 

OMG, the kid wears a bigger cup size than me!

Nativity

Nativity

By  Geburt Christi 

Detail of a fresco over a door, Aosta Cathedral, Aosta, Italy

The ox and the ass are chuffed at seeing Squishy in his snake bed/manger.  And don't miss it: THE OX IS WEARING MASCARA!