Not all children are cute, innocent, chubby-cheeked Renaissance cherubs. Some kids are just bad seeds… or so we’ve been alerted by film and literature. And so, we’ve scoured art history and contemporary art trends, looking for other warning signs. From classic tiny troublemakers to unintentionally frightening babies to some seriously kitschy evil kids, check out our dastardly brood in this slideshow. Tsk-tsk. We’re glad these aren’t ours. Did we miss someone important who definitely shouldn’t be left to his or her own devices? Let us know, quick, before something bad happens.
Let’s kick it off with a misunderstanding. Now, usually, if a toddler is gleefully urinating on you, laughing as he goes, that’s a bit of a red flag. Not so in this 1520s “paradigmatic marriage painting.” For Lorenzo Lotto’s Venus and Cupid, it’s a good thing. It’s a symbol of fertility, a gift to bless unknown newlyweds as future parents. For actual parents, it’s probably not so great.
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Henry Darger
Was I blind before, or can we now view posts as a single page..? Either way, yippee!
Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park by Diane Arbus is another one.
number nine around 2 minutes. very funny.
2 of 10: Sally Draper?
“My name is talking Tina, and you’d better be nice to me.”
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