I was going to say that it has good technique, but a closer look tells me that the faces and figures seemed stretched a bit too much in the horizontal direction. Is that from an image reproduction error, or did the artist have a problem visualizing proportions?
I didn't realize that the infant was supposed to be Jesus because of the blue eyes and blond hair. But if the artist is Hitler, this “Aryan Jesus” makes perfect sense.
I don't know if there's anything to this, but the figures look similar to a style often used to paint the Hindu gods. Any artists or art historians care to comment on why this might be?
When I clicked on the image to embiggen, I saw the name of the image file which gives it away.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say that it has good technique, but a closer look tells me that the faces and figures seemed stretched a bit too much in the horizontal direction. Is that from an image reproduction error, or did the artist have a problem visualizing proportions?
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that the infant was supposed to be Jesus because of the blue eyes and blond hair. But if the artist is Hitler, this “Aryan Jesus” makes perfect sense.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if there's anything to this, but the figures look similar to a style often used to paint the Hindu gods. Any artists or art historians care to comment on why this might be?
ReplyDeleteI had that same first impression, especially with the head scarf and flowing garments.
DeleteWhat is that thing in the sky on the right - a rip that has been repaired and poorly painted over?
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