studies in indirect communication vol. xxvi: examining form

Christ Blessing, Antonello da Messina, 1465, National Gallery, London

Christ Blessing (Detail), Antonello da Messina, 1465, National Gallery, London

Portrait of Alexander Mornauer, 1464-88, National Gallery, London

Portrait of Alexander Mornauer (Detail), 1464-88, National Gallery, London

Words in paintings. 
A different (and more interesting?) sort of speech bubble.