That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for December 26, 2018

  1. The wanderer
    anomaly  over 5 years ago

    “What a unique solution to your indoor lighting problem!”

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  2. Joe the bugatti mulhouse clipped
    Call me Ishmael  over 5 years ago

    He’s a bright little fellow.

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  3. Czarka 2
    Czarka  over 5 years ago

    A head start until Mabrndt gets here … Czarka

    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerard_van_Honthorst_002.jpg

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    Strob Premium Member over 5 years ago

    “His schwanzstucker is enormous!”

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  5. Sammy on gocomics
    Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 5 years ago

    “Holy crap! I’m not going to change this one.”

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  6. Gustave courbet   le d sesp r
    mabrndt Premium Member over 5 years ago

    The Adoration of the Shepherds

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerard_van_Honthorst_002.jpg 

    (best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions/, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting, once attributed to van Honthorst, this is now attributed to his student, Matthias Stom.

     

    http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/stomer_matthias.html 

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=4106 

    http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100534420 

    https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=195354 

    https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?vadscoll=Birmingham+Museum+and+Art+Gallery&pic=1958P1 

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437757 

    https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/s/stom/biograph.html 

    all have info about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the first URL. This is the first work by him used here (2 times, with this repeat as a Classic). 

    https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2011/12/27?comments=visible 

    has the prior (I just added the comment there, same info as here).

     

    Again, a slightly larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s A PRICELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC (2010) (December 25, 2018) blog entry (was MASTERPIECE #247 posted December 25, 2010 - second Christmas blog post), accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

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  7. Simply4
    MissScarlet Premium Member over 5 years ago

    I hate to mention this Joseph, but he doesn’t look like you at all.

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  8. Blk cat
    Helen Ferrieux  over 5 years ago

    The trick is to whip away the under sheet as quick as you can.

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    d1234dick Premium Member over 5 years ago

    the baby gave off a bright light so the people knew he was the devil.

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  10. Mr. connolly
    gcarlson  over 5 years ago

    Alakazam! A baby!

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  11. 111 tiny
    Impkins  Premium Member over 5 years ago

    He’s almost done, just another minute and then flip him… and you’ll get lovely grill marks! :>)

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    Chris Sherlock  over 5 years ago

    And none of them with any sunglasses!

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    rmremail  over 5 years ago

    they’re treating him like bread dough – keeping him wrapped so he can rise again

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  14. Hacking dog original
    J Short  over 5 years ago

    Your right, he does warm your hands.

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