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.