If you're following King James, or any other version which bans all images of "natural things," yes. But a literal interpretation of KJV (which is what Salon is using) says you shouldn't have pictures of ANYTHING that exists in the natural world. A painting of a bird violates the literalist reading of KJV.

Also, not all Protestants follow KJV. I don't know what the standard is right now. As I pointed out, NIV (which is fairly common, if not the standard) permits depiction of Jesus so long as they're not idols.