Baroque Muppets Painting Is The One For The Ages

Late afternoon, a fellow Tumblrer tipped us to the above painting, which we immediately passed around the office. Needless to say: we were speechless. Far as we can suss out, it's called "Beaker Slaying Honeydew" and is a Dada-esque riff on the early Italian, baroque piece by Artemisia Gentileschi entitled,...

By Nick Rallo

September 27, 2011

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Late afternoon, a fellow Tumblrer tipped us to the above painting, which we immediately passed around the office. Needless to say: we were speechless. Far as we can suss out, it's called "Beaker Slaying Honeydew" and is a Dada-esque riff on the early Italian, baroque piece by Artemisia Gentileschi entitled, of course, "Judith Slaying Holofernes. (h/t)"

And so, we meep.

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