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#Weird behaviour by Trumpists is being called out now.

Took a long while for the shock and anger to make space for "weird".

And I'm wondering if "weird" was being used in a similar way by artists of religious paintings in #Siena Italy between 1200 and 1500.

#SienaSchool #SieneseSchool #FineArt

What do you see in the painting below?
Fascial expressions?
Attitude of heads?
Mary's hands?
Morphology of the #ChristChild?
Age of head of the CC?
Support of the CC?
Gesturing of CC?

@stevegis_ssg
Great to see engagement around #ArtAppreciation happening on Mastodon.

There was a approach to painting religious topics during the #Renaissance known as the #SienaSchool.

Askew, troubling, yet not treated as heresy or blasphemy, the paintings are bizzare or weird if the viewer allows themselves to see and respond.

The Nun too does a great job of daring the viewer to look closely and not skim over troubling details.

Thanks for sharing the images.