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re: Check this painting out: Mary With the Holy Child Jesus Christ (1913)

Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:07 am to
Posted by RedStickBR
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:07 am to
No surprise he made Jesus a little Nordic boy.
Posted by Yewkindewit
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:17 am to
Fingers look like five fat pale grubs. I see your point.....
Posted by dwr353
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:22 am to
You trying to tell me he was not Aryan? Go on baw...
Posted by LSU Wayne
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:23 am to
That was obviously photoshopped. This is the original.

Posted by pjab
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:24 am to
Subtle if I'm reading into it correctly
Posted by GenghisKhan
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:27 am to
Notice Jesus with the blond hair and fair skin.
Posted by moock blackjack
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:34 am to
Arian
Posted by MBclass83
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:36 am to
Hands are hard to paint.
Posted by Jeff Boomhauer
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:37 am to
Part of the miracle of his birth was that he was born a blonde haired aryan in the middle east
Posted by High C
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:37 am to
Is that the arc de triomphe in the background?
Posted by bmy
Nashville
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:40 am to
Why is Jesus white in the picture? Makes no sense given his brown or black complexion
Posted by Darth_Vader
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:40 am to
LOL. Even then he was all about Aryan race. He painted Jesus with blond hair.
Posted by X123F45
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:43 am to
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Spooky. It's pretty nice art.


The baby's hand is backwards
Posted by RedStickBR
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:45 am to
Note he could even be described as Nordic. Nordic, while one of the Aryan races, was viewed by Hitler as being the most superior Aryan race. The kid looks like a little Scandinavian.

I wonder if Hitler turned his back on Christ and Christianity once he realized a Jew born in the Middle East in no way could have embodied his notion of the perfect Nordic man.
Posted by TexasTiger1185
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:45 am to
No it isn't. That saying didn't start until well into the 1900's.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:51 am to
That's a beautiful painting
Posted by Mo Jeaux
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:14 am to
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Hugo Stiglitz


That picture.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:34 am to
Testimony differs on when Hitler's antisemitism appeared. Some say it was well established before he left his hometown as a teenager. Others declare it was not until after WWI. This would have been painted during his Vienna period, so it could be an example of his antisemitism. OTOH, most European depictions of Jesus at the time would have shown him with European features. It's a cultural thing; Asian religious art shows an Asian Jesus, African art an African Jesus, etc.

This is an okay painting, but nothing special. For a high school student, I'd say it's good. For a 24 year old who aspires to be a professional painter, as Hitler did, not so much.
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:47 am to
Hitler's birthday was yesterday
Posted by GRTiger
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:55 am to
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a Jew born in the Middle East in no way could have embodied his notion of the perfect Nordic man.


We are talking about a child born to a virgin who was the son of God. I am pretty sure if you get past all that, fair skin and hair isn't a huge leap.
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