This is even true of a work which at first appears to correspond to Catholic requirements: The Adoration of the Kings (1564). Mary is depicted sitting in the centre of the picture, holding the Christ child on her lap. Her face is as beautiful as that of a young girl, quite capable of fulfilling the traditional Madonna ideal. One of her eyes is hidden, however; her posture is bowed; and the Christ child seems to be pulling back in fear. Furthermore, the face of the left-hand king - one of the saints after all - has very earthly features, while the brightly coloured robe of the right-hand king renders its wearer more prominent than Mary. The final straw - in the eyes of Counter-Reformation severity -is the depiction of Joseph: instead of giving himself over completely to the holy event, he is leaning towards an unknown person so that the latter may whisper something in his ear. One could reply that it is precisely through this act of whispering that respect is shown the Adoration. It is too human an act, however; it distracts the observer, and would undoubtedly have fallen victim to the religious censorship of art.