Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child
1300's
Detail of a fresco in St. Demetrius Church, Markova Sušica, Macedonia

I'm not going to fall for the old distract the viewer with a funky halo so she doesn't notice Jesus has no lower body trick this time......

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi
By Master of Jacques de Besanco
1480-90
Detail of an illuminated book of hours
Private collection

DOUBLE kissy foot! From a king in a gray mullet!!

St. Gertrude the Great

St. Gertrude the Great

St. Gertie is either wearing a talking Squishy Jesus brooch or (squint a little) a misplaced vagina.

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
By Gerolamo dai Libri
The National London Gallery

Squishy is standing on Mary who in turn is sitting on St. Anne's lap: it's a virgin birth turduckden.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nativity

Nativity

Illuminated Manuscript from the British Library

The ox and ass are all like "What up Squishy? You levitating or somethin'"?

Maria Lactans

Maria Lactans
From the workshop of the Master of the Mountain in the Clouds
1470's

Awww, Squishy is such an old geezer here. Not the mean "get off my lawn" kind but the type of sweet old guy that talks your ear off while your waiting for the bus.

Child Jesus Lying on the Cross

Child Jesus Lying on the Cross
c. 1800
Detail of a painting on glass

Soooo, you know, you're thinking of making a religious painting on glass and what comes to mind? A cheesecake boy Jesus reclining on a cross in red hot pants, of course!

Circumcision of Christ

Circumcision of Christ
By Bartolomeo Veneto

SQUISHY (to Rabbi Big Beard): Look, I'm letting you cut off my foreskin--the least you can do in return is loan me that fancy headband.

St. Rose of Lima

St. Rose of Lima
Painting detail

Squishy Jesus bouquet! Can I order that at fdt.com?

Nativity

Nativity
By Martin Schongauer
1475-80
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

LOL! Joseph is twiddling his thumbs!

The Circumcision of Christ

The Circumcision of Christ
Detail of a fresco in the Preobrazhenski monastry, Bulgaria

Squishy is all "Oh know you don't!" when he sees the size of the knife coming at him. He's not going to be distracted by the rabbi's fancy floral getup.

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi
Detail from the Codex of Roda
Real Academia de laHistorica, Spain

Oh yes this is too awesome! Mary has this triple bicep thing going on. Jesus has two biceps on his arm with the cross and he's sort of floating behind Mary. And that throne is cool as h-e-double hockey stick!