And it was originally called “Jesus Christ, Liberator,” not “Laughing Jesus” or “Laughing Christ.” Article content The painting was one of four commissioned by the United Church of ...

When I was growing up, my mom had this painting of Jesus. His head was thrown way back, and he was laughing really hard. I really hated him. It started with the hair.

Italian art historians have discovered what they say is the only surviving sculpture by Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin with the Laughing Child (circa 1472), which they believe was made when the ...

One of the most popular images of Jesus today is a painting of him laughing. There are now many versions of “Laughing Jesus” all over the Internet, most of them based on the original image of ...