Thursday, February 28, 2013

Ethiopian Madonna

Ethiopian Madonna
By an unknown Ethiopian scribe
1875
Manuscript
  
"Super dee-duper!"


 
 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Madonna and Child with Angels

Madonna and Child with Angels
By a follower of Benozzo Gozzoli
1450 - 1500
 Honolulu Academy of Arts

Man, is that ever a baby Jesus shit-eating grin.


Saturday, February 23, 2013

Mary Hodegetria

Mary Hodegetria
1500's
Historical Museum, Sanok, Poland











Our Lady of the Understache, and her son, Christ Child of the Three Adam's Apples.


Friday, February 22, 2013

The Virgin and Child Jesus

The Virgin and Child Jesus
By an unknown Italian artist
1500's
Fresco on tile, 37 x 52 cm

Didn't Freud write a book about this painting?


Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Madonna with Child

Madonna with Child (detail)
By Giovanni di Paolo
1445
Tempera on panel
 From Castiglione d'Orcia (Siena)
Church of St. Simeon in Rocca d'Orcia


SQUISHY: You can take this titty from my cold dead hands.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Virgin, Child and St. Anne

Virgin, Child and St. Anne
Painting detail

Someone pass Squishy the NyQuil.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child
By Andrea de Litio
1465
Detail of a fresco

One of the lesser known miracles of Christ: he was born with a full set of teeth.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi

The Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi
From a 15th century Armenian manuscript

Oh I have the biggest lady-bone for this illustration!!!  Look at Mary's knees, and the crumpled purple fabric bottom left, and the smiley-face star coming down over Squishy!  Let's just pretend I painted this, agreed?

Friday, February 8, 2013

Virgin of the Milk

Virgin of the Milk

Baby's got back.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Flight into Egypt

Flight into Egypt
History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

Poor Squishy, upstaged by his donkey's ears.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Madonna with Child

Madonna with Child
By Giovanni Francesco di Rimini
Tempera on wood, 65 x 42 cm

There's so much I could say about this painting....but the best way to put it is: this sh**t cray.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi
French Illuminated Manuscript in the British Library

SQUISHY (to big beard King):  You throwing me shade?