Piety of the Polychromer and the forebidden planet of the prostitute

The Sacred Made Real, The National Gallery London

Megan Fox as model Leile from the Jonah Hex Series

The realistic quality of the polychrome sculpture and their visual presence in the 17th Century raised concerns within certain religious establishments. These concerns were observed through the sculptures relationship to the real and the possibility that the faithful might worship the sculpture itself, not what it represented.