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I like it, but man Jesus looks like a teenager who was shot with a shrink ray (and then his head shot again).
Wonder what the kid looking at the cross on Joseph’s neck is thinking.
Rather scary picture.
Wonder what the kid looking at the cross on Joseph’s neck is thinking.
The salvation of man.
Merry Christmas!
Another minor point about the cross.
For Christians, the holiest day of holy days is Easter, not Christmas.
The cross is associated with Easter.
Why would Joseph have been wearing a cross around his neck before Jesus’s birth?
Otherwise, I would dig the bittersweet foreshadowing from the more subtle uses of that symbol in Mary’s gown and in the light.
Knowing that region of Brazil, I’d guess that the painter, although deeply catholic, is not aware that that cross is misplaced.
That is a glorious image, thank you for sharing it.
Merry Christmas, and blessings of the season to the Marginal Revolution team
why would anyone assume these people are Jesus/Joseph/Mary ?
Wonder what the kid looking at the cross on Joseph’s neck is thinking.
It’s pretty good.
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