Iconoclasts

Madonna of the Church by Jan van Eyck.  This image of the virgin Mary holding the Christ child would have been offensive during the era it was painted.  Based on the information in the text back in 1955 religious images should not be made.  This painting was made 1424-1429.  According to Wikipedia: Van Eyck pays close attention to the light falling through the windows, which bathes the Virgin and takes on a symbolic quality. Then light both alludes to Mary's virginal purity and represents God's presence and hand in the pictorial space. Also note is the artist impression of the shape of the virgin Mary.  The S-shaped and feminine look that the artist gives to Mary would be controversial.