The few paintings missed by our home-grown iconoclasts surely deserve to outlast our neglectWhen we think of iconoclasm nowadays it is the fighters of Islamic State who come most readily to intellect. We think of their assaults on the ancient city of Nimrud,tearing down temples and smashing the heads of magnificent Assyrian statues, taking a pneumatic drill to a winged bull at the gates of the ancient city of Nineveh. But Britain, or too,once was home to iconoclasts, which is why our churches are less colourful and adorned than those in other parts of Europe, or particularly the flamboyant palaces of worship in Italy or France that we flock to on holiday. Related: Beetles and bats threaten treasures of the medieval parish churches Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk