Religious art was to the illiterate what Scripture is to the literate. The problem that the Reformation had with religious art was it was nearly impossible to reinterpret to support Protestant doctrines. That is why nearly all of it was destroyed by the iconoclasts in Protestant regions. It is why it is still largely reviled by Protestantism today.
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“Religious art was to the illiterate what Scripture is to the literate. The problem that the Reformation had with religious art was it was nearly impossible to reinterpret to support Protestant doctrines. “
I’m pretty sure it had more to do with this:
Exo_20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
“That is why nearly all of it was destroyed by the iconoclasts in Protestant regions. It is why it is still largely reviled by Protestantism today. “
I don’t think that is the reason. Many Protestant groups have Biblical art - stained glass or pictures of Biblical events, etc. I’ve yet to see them adored, kissed touched, prayed to, etc. Those kinds of things are viewed by Protestants as idols that are substituted for God.