Why were there so few religious paintings painted during this time period?

a. The King ordered against all religious paintings.

b. England became a Catholic nation.

c. Artists were put in prison.

d. none of the above

Correct answer choice is:

a. The King ordered against all religious paintings

After the King's order, the old religious paintings were destroyed and there were very few people who had enough courage to paint a few of the religious paintings. It was King Charles II, whose religious beliefs were totally not tolerated by the people and they hated him a lot. He was a Roman Catholic but the people there were Protestants. This is the only reason the conflict of religious belief occurred in that era.

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "a. The King ordered against all religious paintings." There were so few religious paintings painted during this time period because t he King ordered against all religious paintings.