Which statement accurately interprets this image?

a) It portrays iconoclasts as the persecutors from the perspective of those who objected to the removal of icons in the Byzantine church, equating the controversy to the crucifixion.
b) It portrays the iconoclasts being persecuted for their dedication to the Byzantine church in the same way that Christ was persecuted on the cross.
c) It represents the persecution of the Byzantine church and its followers by the Roman church as symbolized in the original crucifixion of Christ by Roman soldiers
. d) It depicts the suffering of Christians at the hands of Muslim invaders, equating that threat to the trials of Christ at the crucifixion.

Answer: a