i think it's real too, but that's beside the point. what is key here is the intent. for detecting sin and virtue, god reads the hearts of men. do you create a painting of the lord jesus christ with the intent to worship the painting itself, or the lord god who is the model of the painting? if you create the painting in adoration of the lord god, who is the subject of the painting, then it is fine. if you create the painting with the intent to worship it itself after it's finished, then it is a graven image and sinful.
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