In Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, there is a wonderful sculpture of Christ called "Christ in Majesty". It was a work of Jacob Epstein. He considered it to be his finest work.
There was some controversy over its commission since there was concern over a Jew executing the work. But when it was accepted and the work was completed there was no doubt in anyone's mind that it was a masterpiece.
He had, some years before, been commissioned to produce a religious work for Coventry Cathedral. Again there was controversy over the choice of Epstein.
"But," said one of the commissioning committee, "Epstein is a Jew."
"So was Jesus," said the chairman, Sir Basil Spence.
Case closed.
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