RUFS? The Virgin of the Milk

Sep 02, 2011 21:04

To continue on my Mary theme this week and (apparently) my need to be an art critic, I want to talk about the painting, "The Virgin of the Milk" by Frau Nicolas Borras (1570). It's currently at the San Diego Museum of Art's "El Greco to Dali" Exhibition.

I did not take many classes in art history classes in college (although I really wanted to) so ( Read more... )

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Face anonymous September 3 2011, 19:39:46 UTC
I'll just add that this Mary looks tired and exasperated to me, so maybe you were on the same page with her after all.

-Alex

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smofbabe September 4 2011, 04:42:26 UTC
OK, maybe the last picture wasn't sleep deprivation but this one *definitely* is! And I think Jesus is being just as exasperating as head-butting or crying would be: "Hey, you want me to latch on to this thing but no way - I'm just going to smile blissfully at onlookers so they think I'm the cutest thing ever."

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