Child Christ wif Apple [also: Abstracted Feminism + Shark]

The engaging curly-haired Christ Child stands with welcoming open arms as he holds a red apple in his right hand. Shit looks weird now, but but in the late Middle Ages, such images often were the focus of altar decoration at Christmas, and documents reveal that nuns frequently were given such sculptures by their families upon taking monastic vows, and let's face it, a lot then like now were probably just lesbians looking to hang out. The painted flesh tones of this example are extraordinarily well preserved. The sculpture is carved from the same piece of willow; only the green turf on which the figure stands has been largely repainted, and the hair has lost its gilding. Also there's a zebra shark and some glitchy things in the background also. Hope this heart warming arts brings you warmth and you don't have to explain why you bought it to your friends or onlookers or your family. Long live whatever this is, but just use the word "baroque" if people keep grilling you about it. Or blame technology. Namastamen.