Images of Jesus

[_zeezrom]

Leoma Lovegrove

[_zeezrom]

"Christ Driving the Moneychangers from the Temple" (detail) by Rembrandt


"Christ on the Cross" by Rembrandt


"The Resurrection of Christ" (detail) by Rembrandt

[_just me]

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OMG, this is so adorable! Love it.

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I love the sentiment expressed in this, as well.

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[Guest]

I can't understand what this is, either! My sense of absolutely literal interpretation of art befuddles me! I can't understand what pop culture character this is!

Hey Darth, is this a picture of J. Edgar Hoover?

A) Yes
B) No



Let's face it, it depicts a human being with two eyes, therefore it must be a picture of J. Edgar Hoover, right? Sort of like how zeezrom's last image was an image of Jesus?

Standing alone, no, it isn't. If you put the picture in context, then it might be, since J. Edgar Hoover was reputed to be a transvestite. Just like I could say this is a picture of Thomas S. Monson:



In context, a lot of people would get the joke---saying that Thoms S. Monson looks like Uncle Fester.

The picture of zeezrom's you were questioning has more in common with Jesus than "a human being with two eyes." It was this:



In context, the crown of thorns is depicting Jesus. The message of the picture is that there is a sense in which we are all Jesus. You're aware, are you not, that art---written, drawn, sculpted, etc.---is sometimes meant to convey an abstract message? Did you not know this?

[_Darth J]