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  2. Depiction of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The oldest surviving panel icon of Christ Pantocrator, encaustic on panel, c. 6th century, showing the appearance of Jesus that is still immediately recognised today. Jesus is sometimes shown performing miracles by means of a wand, [ 33 ] as on the doors of Santa Sabina in Rome (430–32).

  3. Ancient discovery may reveal what Jesus really looked like - AOL

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    It turns out the most accurate depiction of Jesus Christ may be on a bronze coin from the 1st century AD. The image on the coin was believed to be of Manu, the King of Edessa, which is today ...

  4. Race and appearance of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    [9]: 123–37 The earliest depictions of Jesus from the Roman catacombs depict him as free of facial hair. [ 9 ] : 83–121 Historians have speculated that Jesus's ascetic and itinerant lifestyle and work as a tektōn ( Ancient Greek for an artisan-craftsman, typically a carpenter), entailing manual labour and exposure to the elements, affected ...

  5. Christ Pantocrator (Sinai) - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known surviving depiction of Jesus Christ as Pantocrator (literally ruler of all), it is regarded by historians and scholars among the most important and recognizable works in the study of Byzantine art as well as Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christianity.

  6. Forensic science reveals how Jesus really looked - AOL

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    Click through to see depictions of Jesus throughout history: The discovery came after researchers evaluated drawings found in various archaeological sites in Israel.

  7. Christ in Majesty - Wikipedia

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    Traditio legis, or "transmission of the law", Christ as lawgiver, [2] mosaic, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan, 4th century, includes a scroll box at Christ's feet.. From the latter part of the fourth century, a still beardless Christ begins to be depicted seated on a throne on a dais, often with his feet on a low stool and usually flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, and in a larger composition ...

  8. Crucifixion in the arts - Wikipedia

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    For example, Ben-Hur (1959), was probably the first movie to depict the nails being driven through Jesus' wrists, rather than his palms. Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of the Christ (2004) depicted an extreme level of violence, but showed the nails being driven into Jesus' palms, as is traditional, with ropes supporting the wrists.

  9. Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    The icons do not depict the moment of the Resurrection, but show the Myrrhbearers, or the Harrowing of Hell. [15] Usually the resurrected Christ is rescuing Adam and Eve, and often other figures, symbolizing the salvation of humanity. [16] His posture is often very active, paralleling the Western depictions that show him climbing out of the tomb.