If You Keep Making That Face

I’ll make you a covenant you can’t refuse . . . Madonna and Child statue. Museu Frederic Marès. Barcelona, Spain.

#ResurrectionJitters

Crucifixion selfie! Is it weird if I put my hand here? Christ Crucified with Joseph of Arimithea, originally from Església de San Millán de Porquera de Butrón, Burgos, late 13th or early 14th c. Museu Frederic Marès, Barcelona, Spain.

Musei Capitolini. Rome, Italy.

Mestre de Soriguerola, Altarpiece of St Christopher (detail from panel depicting martyrdom of St Stephen), early 14th c. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.

Grotesque, Church of Saint-Jean de Caen, Caen, France

Roman mosaic, 3rd century, Archaeology Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Gargoyle. Bayeux Cathedral. Bayeux, France.

Equestrian Statue of Charles Alexander of Lorraine. Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium.

Stained glass window depicting the downfall of the Old Covenant. Musée de Cluny. Paris, France.

And the nominees for best derp face are . . . The Met Cloisters.  New York, NY, USA.

Your guess is as good as mine.  Garbage can. Aachen, Germany.

Medieval Shrek? Grotesque head. Palau de la Generalitat, exterior. Barcelona, Spain.

I’ve heard of shooting yourself in the foot, but this is next level. Retable of St Michael (detail) from the shrine of Penafel, c. 1410-1420. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.

Enjoy Valentine’s Day, however you choose to spend it. Limestone corbel depicting two . . . acrobats, c. 1150-1200. From the Benedictine monastery of Notre-Dame-de-la-Grande-Suave near Bordeaux. The Met Cloisters. New York, NY, USA.

Alabaster statue of St Fiacre. Mid-15th c. The Met Cloisters. New York, NY, USA.

Thanos snap! Altarpiece from the church of Sant Martí de Gia, second half of 13th century. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.