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Am I the only one who thinks Raphael's Madonna in the Meadow is really fuckin' weird? Baby St. John is kneeling and offering Baby Jesus a cross. A cross! Never mind that Jesus probably never wants to see another god damn cross again, but at this point in canon he's a baaaaby. Crucifixion has not yet occurred. It is meaningless! Unless the meaning is, 'beware things of this shape, you're going to get fucked over on one someday'. In which case, THANKS JOHN. Real helpful, that.