Christ Mocked by Soldiers (1932) Rouault

Jesus is sitting not standing with nothing around him to gather

our senses on, we can only consider closely what he will or

won't do next, as he went about his business of the universe relentlessly

withholding his radiance and splendor, as the winds spindled him into

the fabric of God's making.  

Madonna and Baby Jesus...the supreme subject...

Some call her Mary, others call Madonna, or the mother of Jesus,

she was frail, gentle and absolute, little Jesus was her first work of art, 

the toddler probably wondered why some crawled and became twisted

like broken branches when in his presence, he smiled at them and

their limbs grew strong, he never knew the hunger of man, for angels

nurtured him with poppies, and  lilacs, and man's love which sustained

him