 Le Gros based the facial expressions on examples for the "passions" developed by Charles Le Brun.While the figure of "Religion" appears like a statue, the old woman melts into the wall decoration, the man tips over the edge of the architectural framework towards the spectator and the snake, an anecdotal detail very typical for Le Gros, hisses directly at the viewer.This work has always been compared to Théodon's counterpart "Triumph of Faith over Idolatry", carved in a much more classicising, rigid style.