Question

Use this image of Mary and Jesus to answer the following question:

This is a painting of Madonna and Child. The child Jesus is sitting on Mary’s lap and holding up his right hand to her face. Mary is seated in a large regal chair with a footstool. Public Domain What objection did the iconoclasts have to a painting such as this one?


The gold decoration appeals too much to greed.

Mary and the baby Jesus are too dark-skinned.

The image promotes worship of Mary over God.

Images of religious figures are idol worship.

Answer 1

Answer: D. Images of religious figures are idol worship.

Explanation:

Iconoclasm is the movement that occurred in the Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which originated for political and religious reasons, and as a result, it destroyed the icons. So iconoclasts, were against art of god and other religious people in sculptures or paintings, such as the painting depicted.

Answer 2

The objection that the iconoclasts had to a painting such as this one is that the image promotes worship of Mary over God.
Based on the image, it would seem that Mary is far more important in Christian religion according to what she looks like, and where she is sitting, and that baby Jesus is not as relevant as she is. Iconoclasts were a group of people who wanted to destroy religious icons anyways.