Art Dept.

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1. Anonymous says

   July 31, 2010 at 2:31 pm

   He's very talented, although the arms and legs are in funny positions, aren't they?

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2. Matthew Lickona says

   July 31, 2010 at 3:02 pm

   I don't think so. He cites Utagawa Kuniyoshi as an inspiration, and browsing through his stuff, this seems consistent. But your mileage may vary.

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3. Matthew Lickona says

   July 31, 2010 at 3:06 pm

   See here.

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4. Anonymous says

   July 31, 2010 at 9:36 pm

   Whose jawbone, please?

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5. Jonathan Webb says

   July 31, 2010 at 11:49 pm

   Mileage may vary. I love these young person phrases.

   I'll use it places.

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6. Ann says

   August 1, 2010 at 2:08 pm

   Amy Welborn recently posted this same image, a copy of which she had purchased from Mitsui for her boys. I recognized it immediately as the one my brother Michael, a Maryknoll priest, had commissioned Daniel to create.

   If you visit her Charlotte blog and search on Mitsui, you will find the post titled "Defend us in Battle, Redux." In the post, she includes his description of how the piece came about, and he does cite Kuniyoshi. I love the placement of the Saint's limbs. He is half astride the dragon and about to bring down the full force of his sword.

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7. Matthew Lickona says

   August 1, 2010 at 3:56 pm

   Thanks, Ann! Shame on me for missing it on Amy's blog. I just saw it on Mitsui's newsletter. I think it was an inspired request on your brother's part.

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8. Quin Finnegan says

   August 2, 2010 at 2:05 am

   Thanks, Matthew. I have Mitsui's Crucifixion on my wall … it never fails to astonish. I love the color in this one … that lizard is so good, it looks like St. Michael is rescuing the viewer himself. As perhaps he is.

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9. Jonathan Webb says

   August 2, 2010 at 2:42 pm

   Seems like a one in a million.

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