Jack Smith Looks Like Saint Francis from 1790’s Brazil.
Jack Smith looks like the images of saints from Brazilian Baroque churches
Jack Smith looked familiar to me. I kept telling my group that he looked like a saint. Not that he was a saint. But that he reminded me of images of saints I grew up with, in vernacular catholic Brazil.
Aleijadinho is a very famous sculptor who created most of the famous images displayed in the baroque churches of the state of Minas Gerais. These churches are opulent, painted in real gold, and typical of the baroque era, displayed emotional biblical scenes and legends.
Jack Smith has the steely glare of such biblical legends, the uncompromising harshness of true believers who survived persecution in ancient lands. All in the name of God. In Jack’s case, all in the name of Truth and Justice. The Orange Beast has met God’s messenger. Jack, a former prosecutor at The Hague, has walked through the valley of the shadow of death for a living, seen the light each and every time.
From Wikipedia:
Antônio Francisco Lisboa (c. 29 August 1730 or 1738 – 18 November 1814), better known as Aleijadinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [aleiʒaˈdʒiɲu], lit. 'little cripple'), was a sculptor, carver and architect of Colonial Brazil, noted for his works on and in various churches of Brazil.
With a style related to Baroque and Rococo, Aleijadinho is considered almost by consensus as the greatest exponent of colonial art in Brazil by Brazilian critics and, surpassing Brazilian borders, for some foreign scholars he is the greatest name of Baroque in the Americas.
Saint Francis of Paula, 18th Century. Polychrome wood, 94cm, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
'Aleijadinho''' (1730-1814) - '''São Francisco de Paula''' século XVIII. Madeira policromada, 94 cm de altura. Acervo do Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
As Audrey W. said in a comment, “the resemblance is uncanny”. I completely agree. He even looks like this other sculpture of Saint Francis.
Screenshot of Jack Smith’s press conference, June 09, 2023
Recently restored and attributed sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi by Aleijadinho, circa 1790, found in a church in the town of Cipotânea, Brazil. Link: https://g1.globo.com/mg/zona-da-mata/noticia/2023/04/22/imagem-de-sao-francisco-atribuida-a-aleijadinho-retorna-a-igreja-de-cipotanea-saiba-como-visita-la.ghtml