Dormition of the Theotokos Church

Dormition of the Theotokos Church
1857
Detail of a fresco in in Jankovec Monastery, Macedonia

So there you are, trying to be all holy in a monastery, and people are like "Let's hang a light bulb in front of Mary's face--she won't mind."  Occupational hazards of the Virgin Mother #1539.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt with St. John the Baptist

Rest on the Flight into Egypt with St. John the Baptist
From the workshop of Francesco Granacci
c. 1490-1500
Oil on panel, 41.7 × 31.3"
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janiro, Brazil

SQUISHY: Did you hear?  Indiana and Utah's gay marriage bans were just struck down!!

ST. JOHN:  Hi five to my boo!

Virgin and Child with Saints

Virgin and Child with Saints

By Lorenzo Lotto

St. Johnny the Baptist is stealing the scene with the most epic lamb hug ever!

Our Lady of Kazan

Our Lady of Kazan
16th-17th century
Yaroslavl Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

It's Pride Parade weekend here in Chicago and Mary and Squishy are killing it with the best headdress ever.  You go girls!  Happy Pride!!!

Madonna with Child

Madonna with Child
By Bartolomeo Bulgarini
1350
Museo nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca, Italy

Alternate title: Madonna of the Ambivalent Hug with Child of the Ill-Proportioned Upper Arms.

St. Joseph with the Infant Christ

St. Joseph with the Infant Christ
Unknown German artist from Gege workshop
19th century

It's Fathers Day: go give your favorite daddy a kiss and a floral headband!
 

The Virgin and Child Adoring the Infant Christ

The Virgin and Child Adoring the Infant Christ
By Filippo Lippi
Oil on panel, 24.8 × 16.9"
Musee des Beaux-Artes de Nimes, Nimes, France

It's a little know fact that Squishy, back in his Bethlehem days, auditioned for the Rockettes.

Madonna of Humility

Madonna of Humility
By Giovanni da Francia
1429 - 1439
Tempera on panel, 20.9 × 16.5"
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Squishy and Mary are whispering secrets.  I wish I could eavesdrop and hear the secret to how to drape cloth so fabulously....

Madonna and Child with Saints

Madonna and Child with Saints
By an unknown Sienese painter
17th century
Museum of Sacred Art, Certaldo, Italy

Party at the floating dog house---everyone's invited!

Nursing Virgin

Nursing Virgin
Last quarter of the 18th century 
Tempera on wood, 32.4 x 26 cm, 
Greek-Catholic Archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria

Mommy breast feeding....mummy?

Madonna with Child

Madonna with Child
By Master of Habsburger
circa 1490

SQUISHY: Hey baby, you must be a light switch, cuz every time I see you, you turn me on!

Adoration of the Kings

Adoration of the Kings
Attributed to Paolo Serafini da Modena
Third quarter of the 14th century
Tempera on panel, 9.8 × 12.6"
Sao Paolo Museum of Art, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Adoration of the Foot Fetish Kings.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds (detail)
By Jacob Jordaens
1615 - 1616
Oil on canvas, 147 x 168 cm
Collection of the National Gallery, Athens, Greece

POTATO CHEEKS!

Madonna of the Protective Coat

Madonna of the Protective Coat

Fresco

Pfarrkirche Altenmarkt

Hmmmmm....... 

 

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
From the school of Lorenzo di Credi
First half of 16th century
Oil on panel, 60 cm in diameter
Musee des Beaux-Arts des Nimes, Nimes, France

Marriage equality: it applies to obese infant saviors too.

Our Lady of the Expectation Appearing to Simon de Roja

Our Lady of the Expectation Appearing to Simon de Roja
By Francisco Rizi
c. 1654
Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash on paper, 196 x 125 mm
 British Museum, London, UK

If in doubt, accessorize with an embryo.
 

The Infant Christ and St John

The Infant Christ and St John
By Lucas Cranach the elder
c. 1515 - 1520
Oil on oak, 11.4 × 7.5"
Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Germany

Hummel figurines wearing transparent lingerie?  Check.

St. Anne with Virgin and Child

St. Anne with Virgin and Child
By a follower of Martino Spanzotti
1400's
Favria, Italy

A sweet picture for Mother's Day: Mary on Granny Annie's lap with Squishy J. emerging from a giant c-section on Mary's belly.

Holy Family

Holy Family
By Pieter Coecke van Aelst

SQUISHY: Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Miss Thing needs her an upside down pear!

Our Lady Protectress

Our Lady Protectress
Second half of 13th century
Collection of S. Ryabushinsky

 The "Recovering from a Cold" Virgin and Child.