Thursday, August 29, 2013

Madonna Nicopeia


Madonna Nicopeia
Byzantine Icon in St. Mark's Basilica
Venice, Italy
  
Yeah Boyee!!!


Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Madonna Nursing the Infant Christ

Madonna Nursing the Infant Christ
By Jan Provoost
1520
Oil painting

SQUISHY: Drinking my dinner, people.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Nativity

Nativity
By Blasco de Grañén
Detail of the Altarpiece of Oto, Museo Diocesano Barbastro-Monzón, Barbastro, Spain

ASS: Whoa, is this a baby or a  giant tampon?

OX: Check me out--my skin is red and my ears are really far apart!

MARY:  Look up at the weird clouds everyone!

JOSEPH:  I have the coolest halo, neener neener neener.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Francis of Assisi

Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Francis of Assisi
By Francesco Francia
Museo di Casa Martelli, Florence, Italy

A historic painting, in which we see Jesus presented with the world's first Lego castle.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
By Maestro dagli Occhi Ammiccanti
1460

Now remember Squishy, the secret to blush is to blend, blend, blend.

Dubious makeup application aside, this is a delightful painting.  Mary and Squishy are sharing a head scarf!  Squishy is pulling mom's finger!  Mary has crow's feet!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Holy Family

Holy Family
By Dr. Caballero
1697













If you from the streets like me, put your hands up!
If you rep your city like me, put your hands up!
If you put in work like me, put your hands up!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Nativity

Nativity
After 1235
Detail from Psalterium Feriatum

Daddy Joe, your mini-sombrero nipple hat is a fashion do!

Thursday, August 15, 2013

The Madonna of the Carnation

The Madonna of the Carnation
By Bernardino Luini
1515
National Art Gallery, Washington D.C. USA

The Madonna of the Carnation and The Squishy Jesus of the Acupuncture Head.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The Circumcision of Christ

The Circumcision of Christ
By William of Nottingham
c. 1350-before 1375, 1380s and 1396-1414
Detail of an illumination on parchment

Mary's face says it all: "Rabbi, dude, the way you are holding that knife is so sketch!  I mean, don't you want to get closer to the action for so delicate an operation???"

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Madonna of Humility

Madonna of Humility
By Sano di Pietro
Between and
empera, tooled gold and silver on pane, 20.9 × 14.3"
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, USA

The Morning-After-Too-Many-Margaritas Madonna and Child.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi
c. 1200
Illumination on parchment

Surly Squishy Jesus and Cross-eyed Trans-Mom Mary making this a Freaky Friday.


Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Salvator Mundi

Salvator Mundi
Bernard Lens II
1680-1725
Mezzotint, 215 x 160 millimeters
The British Museum, London, UK

Boom chicka wow wow!

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Madonna with Child and Angel

Madonna with Child and Angel
Attributed to Marco Palmezzano
Tempera, 31.5 x 24.4"

The day will come, little Squishy J, when you're more interested in that chick with the see-though shirt on your left than you are in that bird....

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Madonna and Christ Child

Madonna and Christ Child
By Franciabigio
Early 1520s
Oil on panel, 33.5 × 26.5"
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, USA

OOOOH GURRRL I've got to get me some pants!