Two Monks Invent Religious Iconography

MONK #1: the saint Mary Magdalene

what was she made of, chiefly?

MONK #2: hair

more hair than woman, they said of her

MONK #1: saints in general

how do they look?

how does one draw them, I mean

MONK #2: silver-grey skin like a trout

and mummy hands

that’s the sign of one beloved by God

MONK #1: what would you look like, if the Lord entrusted you with the Keys of Heaven

MONK #2: furious

MONK #1: thank you!!

MONK #1: this is so ridiculous

MONK #2: what is it

MONK #1: aaaghh no it’s so embarrassing

like

i should KNOW this

MONK #2: its fine

there are no bad questions in monks

MONK #1: so if you were going to try to communicate, like, praying

how would you depict that, art-wise

MONK #2: trying to stretch your arms wider than Jesus

like two big pterodactyls fighting

MONK #1: ahhh of course

haha thank you i feel so stupid

MONK #2: no its fine

dont worry about it

MONK #1: what was the birth of Jesus like

MONK #2: gold box

bunch of rocks

small roof, no walls, sad Joseph, curious twins

pretty basic

MONK #1: ahh tytyty

MONK #1: Jesus’ head, did it end in a neck, or…?

MONK #2: no

MONK #1: what does baptism look like

MONK #2: mm

a goose is near

two very small women in a bowl

thats pretty much it

MONK #1: how best to depict the suffering of the Crucifixion

MONK #2: Jesus with one shoe off, one shoe on

MONK #1: how best to represent the inspiration of the saints as they wrote Holy Writ

MONK #2: small cow in the sky

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