 He describes the decrees as "a codifying and official sanction of a temper that had come to be conspicuous in Roman culture".Scipione Pulzone's (1550–1598) painting of the Lamentation which was commissioned for the Church of the Gesù in 1589 is a "Counter-Maniera" work that gives a clear demonstration of what the holy council was striving for in the new style of religious art.With the focus of the painting giving direct attention to the crucifixion of Christ, it complies with the religious content of the council and shows the story of the passion while keeping Christ in the image of the ideal human.