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Lot’s wife turned into a salt pillar
Molanus argues that artworks of stone, metal and the like are considered statues and can keep the memory of something alive, like Lot’s wife, who was turned into a pillar of salt and can thus be sacred objects.
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Sacred vs. profane imagery Mention
Leuven, 1617
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Ezekiel ; Lot's wife ; Sodom and Gomorrah Ezekiel announced the impending doom on the inhabitants of Jerusalem
Molanus argues that statues can keep the memory of something alive and can be considered sacred objects.