Thursday, December 25, 2014

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds
By Pedro Garcia Benavarri and Jaume Ferrer II
1450
Altarpiece

ASS: Dude, why are all those people staring at that naked baby?
OX: I know, like isn't it just so much more interesting that one of my horns is coming out my forehead and my ear is stuck on sideways?

Merry Christmas everyone!



Sunday, December 21, 2014

Circumcision of Christ

Circumcision of Christ
By Thomas von Villach
Detail of a fresco in Saint George church Gerlamoos, Carinthia, Austria

Did you know that whenever the foreskin of a holy infant is chopped off his halo temporarily turns black?

Sunday, December 14, 2014

The Holy Family

The Holy Family
Painting on glass

And so it came to pass that Jesus and Joseph put their hair in hot rollers and Joseph donned his red rain boots and God sent a holy chicken on high to show that this was good.


Monday, December 8, 2014

The Holy Family

The Holy Family
By Gerard Seghers
17th Century

Textbook case of male pattern baldness.

Monday, December 1, 2014

Blessing Christ

Blessing Christ
1486
Illuminated page from the Waldburg-prayer book

I'm thinking that back in 1486, when the owner of the Waldburg-prayer book got to this page, he or she broke out into uncontrollable giggles and got kicked out of church.