
The hand gesture is suggestive of smoking a cigarette and the left hand hints at holding a beer. |

The cigarette is pasted into the image and the smoke is painted on with a soft brush. |
When you look at the original, you know that there's something missing. When this picture was painted there were no cigarettes or lager to be found anywhere in Europe; Had there been, then clearly they would have been included in the original. It's only with the benefit of hindsight, and the aid of digital enhancements, that we can fill in the gaps. |
If you are a christian or muslim viewing these images then your consternation should be eased by the knowledge that Jesus appeared to me in a vision and emphatically express a desire for a fag and a pint.
(for the benefit of our christian fundamentalist American cousins, a fag is a cigarette)
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