Even the Pope Seems Iffy on the Vatican's Astronaut-Themed Nativity. Here's How the Artwork Became a Lighting Rod
Well, it’s not the usual. The figures’ bodies are defined by simple cylinders, topped by spheres for the heads, with no limbs. There’s no traditional setting, no wooden manger, no straw on the ground, just a very minimalist empty space. “It made me think of bowling pins with Baby Jesus as a ball,” one visitor told Reuters of the design. Perhaps alluding to a landscape, a glowing light behind the figures makes it seem as though they’re being struck by lightning. What attracts the most attention, however, is the figure who appears to be an astronaut, in a spacesuit, gripping the mo...
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