In the context of this artwork, explain the Constantine Destroying the Idols of the Cortona's designs.
cartoon: 10' 5.5" x 7' 5.313" (318.77 x 226.855 cm.)
tapestry: 16' 6" x 12' 4" (505.968 x 375.92 cm.)During the increased efforts to quash paganism following 323, laws prohibited sacrifices to their gods and ordered their temples destroyed. Here, the violent smashing of pagan statuary is immediately followed by the placement of a statue of Jesus on the vacated pedestal.
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