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There are no undisputed historical images of Jesus; he sat for no portraits which are preserved and of unquestioned authenticity and undoubted provenance. This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ...
A large variety of names and titles have been used to describe Jesus, many of which reflect various theological understandings or different beliefs about him. ...
This article presents a description of Jesus life, as based on the four gospels. ...
According to the canonical Gospels, Jesus also called Christ worked many miracles in the course of his ministry. ...
According to the New Testament, especially the Gospels, Jesus, also called Christ, had the power to lay his life down and to take it up again, being both human and God as well as the Promised Messiah. ...
Among historians who are Christian Biblical scholars, the literature suggests the following detailed timeline for Jesus. ...
The month, day or even year of Jesus birth cannot be exactly ascertained. ...
The status of Jesus the Christ in theology varies widely from religion to religion. ...
The historical existence of Jesus, known by Christians as Jesus Christ (Jesus the Messiah) and by Muslims as Isa (عيسى), is accepted by the followers of two world religions, Christianity and Islam, on the basis of their respective scriptures - the Bible and the Quran. ...
This article concerns critical reconstructions of the Historical Jesus. ...
As historian E. P. Sanders has observed, of all the religions that existed within the Roman Empire, only two have widespread followings today: Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity, both of which have their origins in Roman-occupied Palestine, both of which claim to be based on the Hebrew Bible/New Testament...
Various authors and filmmakers have created dramatic portrayals of Jesus and his life. ...
Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. ...
The provenance of an artifact, commodity, or other object is the place and time of its origin. ...
There is however an early tradition, recorded by Eusebius of Caesarea, that says that Jesus once washed his face with water and then dried it with a cloth, leaving an image of his face imprinted on the cloth. This was sent by him to King Abgarus of Edessa, who had sent a messenger asking Jesus to come and heal him of his disease. This image, called the Mandylion, appears in history in around 525. Numerous replicas of this "image not made by human hands" remain in circulation. As recently as the 19th century, it was not uncommon to find prints of this icon in the homes of Anglicans, along with framed copies of the correspondence between Jesus Christ and the King of Edessa. There is also the Shroud of Turin, which appears in history in 1353, which some have speculated is the same image as the Mandylion of Edessa, which disappeared in the wars surrounding the fall of the Byzantine Empire shortly before then. Controversy still surrounds the claims made for the Shroud of Turin. There are also two or three paintings of Jesus and Mary that are ascribed to Luke the Evangelist, at least one of which is still preserved. Eusebius of Caesarea (~275 – May 30, 339) (often called Eusebius Pamphili, Eusebius [the friend] of Pamphilus) was a bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and is often referred to as the father of church history because of his work in recording the history of the early Christian church. ...
This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ...
Tenth-century icon of Abgar with the mandylion, the image of Christ Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) is a historical ruler of the kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa. ...
According to the legend, King Abgarus received the Image of Edessa from the apostle Thaddeus. ...
Events Bernicia settled by the Angles Ethiopia conquers Yemen The Daisan river, a tributary of the Euphrates, floods Edessa and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. ...
The first photo of the Shroud of Turin, taken in 1898, had the surprising feature that the image on the negative was clearer than the positive image. ...
Events The Decameron was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio. ...
The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ...
Luke was, according to legend, the painter of the first icon Luke the Evangelist (Greek Λουκας Loukas) is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the third and fifth books of the New Testament. ...
Early Christian art is not universally acknowledged as being helpful in knowing what Jesus actually looked like. No detailed physical description of him is contained in any of the canonical Gospels. During the Roman Empire's persecution of Christians, Christian art was necessarily furtive and ambiguous. There are a number of images from Christian tombs in the catacombs that have been interpreted as portraits of Jesus. Some of these depict the "Good Shepherd" in pastoral scenes collecting sheep; in these images, Jesus is a beardless youth. Christian Art is a broad classification of art that spans across many different Christian religions. ...
The Biblical canon is an exclusive list of books written during the formative period of the Jewish or Christian faiths; the leaders of these communities believed these books to be inspired by God or to express the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people (although there may...
For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ...
The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ...
Many Christians have experienced persecution from both non-Christians and from other Christians during the history of Christianity. ...
A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ...
The word catacomb comes from Greek kata kumbas (L. ad catacumbas), near the low place and originally it meant a certain burial district in Rome. ...
In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ...
Titians The Pastoral Concert Pastoral refers to the lifestyle of shepherds. ...
Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ...
The more familiar, bearded Jesus figure appears later. As a practicing Jew, it is assumed that Jesus had a beard. The source or model for his physical features remains unknown. It is possible that the portrait may have been based on an eyewitness's sketch or reproduced from a tradition of verbal descriptions of Jesus' appearance. But once the bearded, long haired Jesus became the traditional representation of Jesus, his facial features began to take shape and become recognisable. A full beard A beard is the hair that grows on a mans chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip (the opposite is a clean-shaven face). ...
History of images of Jesus The earliest Christians themselves did not often depict Jesus, if they did at all, using instead the Ichthys (fish symbol), the Labarum (or Chi-Rho), or an anchor as symbols. When Jesus began to be depicted in the catacombs, he is usually depicted as the Good Shepherd as a beardless youth. Youth was seen as a sign of divinity, and there may have also been an influence from images relating to the pagan mystery religions, which often depicted the objects of their cults in a similar way. Other common themes in early Christian art are Jesus as a healer and the baptism of Jesus (who is generally shown standing in water up to the ankles, as John the Baptist pours water over his head). This sort of imagery dominated the first five centuries. The ichthys or fish symbol represents Christianity Ichthys ( in the Greek alphabet, also transliterated Ichthus, Icthus, Ikhthus, etc), is the Greek word for fish. It refers to a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs resembling the profile of a fish, used by the early Christians as a secret symbol and...
An image of the labarum, with the letters Alpha and Omega inscribed. ...
The word catacomb comes from Greek kata kumbas (L. ad catacumbas), near the low place and originally it meant a certain burial district in Rome. ...
A mystery religion is any religion with an arcanum, or body of secret wisdom. ...
Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ...
John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ...
As Christianity emerged from the catacombs and became a state religion, the images of Jesus began to take on a more imperial look. He was depicted in royal robes, and the halo became very prominent. Themes of the Good Shepherd still remain, as can be seen on the apse mosaic in the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, where the twelve apostles are depicted as twelve sheep below the imperial Jesus. By this time Jesus had begun to be depicted with the distinctive "look" that dominated much of the history of art, with shoulder-length hair and a beard. Jesus is usually depicted with a round halo bearing a cross, as in this dome mosaic from the Church of Daphni in Athens. ...
APSE standing for Ada Programming Support Environment is a program or set of programs to support software development in the Ada programming language. ...
Mosaic is a medium of art that may embody the most meaningful iconography in a cultures most important settings, as in the cathedral of Monreale (below), or it may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration. ...
Alternate meanings: See Apostle (Mormonism), The Apostle (1997 movie) The Twelve Apostles (in Greek απόστολος apostolos = someone sent forth/sent out, an emissary) were probably Jewish men (10 names are Aramaic, 4 names are Greek) chosen from among the disciples, who were sent forth by Jesus of Nazareth to preach the...
French scholar Paul Vignon has listed fifteen similarities (like tilaka) between most of the icons of Jesus at the time, particular the icons of "Christ Pantocrator" ("The all-powerful Messiah"). He claims that these are due to the availability of the Image of Edessa (which he claims to be identical with the Shroud of Turin) to the artists. In Hinduism, the tilaka, also spelled tilak, is a mark worn on the forehead and other parts of the body, as the sign of God. ...
According to the legend, King Abgarus received the Image of Edessa from the apostle Thaddeus. ...
The first photo of the Shroud of Turin, taken in 1898, had the surprising feature that the image on the negative was clearer than the positive image. ...
The whole of art history remains marked by images from the Bible in general, and of Jesus in particular. Parts of this article contradict each other. ...
 This drawing from a wall in Rome has the caption, "Alexamenos respects God" in Greek. The earliest image presumed to be of Jesus is a piece of wall graffiti near the Palatine hill in Rome. It was apparently drawn by a Roman soldier to mock another soldier who had converted to Christianity. The caption reads, in Greek, "Alexamenos worships God", while the image shows a man raising his hand toward a crucified figure with a donkey's head. The head of the donkey seems to refer to a Roman misconception about Jewish religion, so that the image would be at once anti-Semitic and anti-Christian. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
Graffiti on the banks of the Tiber river in Rome, Italy. ...
The Palatine Hill (Latin Palatium) is the centermost of the seven hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city of Rome in Italy. ...
City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area - City Proper 1290 km² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...
The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ...
The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ...
Modern artists have focused on the incarnational aspects of the Jesus story and thus have created images reflecting their own personal concerns. Hence there are paintings of a black or Chinese Christ, and also Christ as a woman. Incarnation, which literally means enfleshment, refers to the conception, and live birth of a sentient creature (generally human) who is the material manifestation of an entity or force whose original nature is immaterial. ...
Forensic recreation of Jesus
 A hypothetical reconstruction of Jesus' face. Recently, a team of forensic scientists from the UK and Israel attempted to construct what Jesus may have looked like. Starting with a skull from that time period, they reconstructed the face. Critics point out that this method only produces an image of a (perhaps typical) Jew from the first century, and does not say anything more about what Jesus looks like than a photo of one modern man tells you what another specific modern man looks like. See: This is Fair Use image-- See Popular Mechanics link-- cited BBC Sexual Image Library This work is copyrighted. ...
This is Fair Use image-- See Popular Mechanics link-- cited BBC Sexual Image Library This work is copyrighted. ...
Example images Christ depicted on an early 8th century coin. Justinian II. Second Reign, 705-711 AD. AV Solidus (4. ...
(7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
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 This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. Such depictions are characteristic of Eastern Orthodox iconography. Characteristically, he is portrayed as similar in features and skin tone to the culture of the artist. The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...
Self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh A portrait is a painting, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person. ...
Jesus is usually depicted with a round halo bearing a cross, as in this dome mosaic from the Church of Daphni in Athens. ...
Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ...
Salvator Mundi is an iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb. ...
| Christ Pantocrator: Icon from St. Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai (ca. Mid to late sixth century) Sinaitic version of Christ Pantocrator File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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For other places named Mount Sinai, see Mount Sinai (disambiguation) Sunrise on the Mount Sinai Sinai Peninsula, showing location of Jabal Musa Mount Sinai (2,285 meters) is a mountain in the southern Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. ...
(5th century — 6th century — 7th century — other centuries) Events The first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Persia by the Persian Shah Khosrau I. Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland) Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded by St. ...
| Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic: Jesus Christ icon greek orthodox icon of Jesus Christ - no c/r This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Greek Orthodox Church can refer to any of several hierarchical churches within the larger group of mutually recognizing Eastern Orthodox churches: the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the first among equals of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ...
| Roman Catholic: the Ecce Homo image of Christ Face of Jesus Christ from Correggio painting File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Correggios Ecce Homo depicts the humanity of the suffering Jesus Ecce Homo (Latin for Behold the Man) were the words used by Pilate at the trial of Christ. ...
| Western Christian:Traditional image of the Nativity, often used in Christmas cards. Nativity of Jesus - www. ...
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ...
A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene (usually capitalized if referring to the birth of Jesus), also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ...
Christmas Card is a vinyl album of Christmas music the case of which contained a reproduction of a Christmas card that was signed by the whole Partridge Family, the stars of a 1970s sitcom. ...
| Roman Catholic: Divine Mercy. Divine Mercy Painting File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Divine Mercy is a painting of Jesus. ...
| Political propaganda: an Italian poster from World War II using the image of Jesus to elicit support for the fascist cause from the largely Catholic population. The portrayal of a black US Army soldier desecrating a church fosters racist sentiment. A racist Italian propaganda poster (circa 1943) showing a black US soldier desecrating a church. ...
North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ...
World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...
The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...
A Black person drinks out of a water fountain designated for black people in 1939 at a streetcar terminal. ...
| The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 The Baptism of Jesus Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ...
The Baptism of Christ, 1442 Piero della Francesca (c. ...
Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ...
| The Mandylion of Edessa from the private chapel of the pope in the Vatican. Considered to be the earliest painting of Jesus. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1316x2060, 2267 KB)The Mandylion of Edessa from the private chapel of the pope in the Vatican. ...
| This stained glass window shows Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. This image shows Jesus birth. ...
| Jesus Christ, aged 12, teaching the doctors of the Faith Download high resolution version (1879x1321, 480 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
| Michelangelo's Pietà shows Mary holding the dead body of Jesus. Download high resolution version (639x663, 97 KB)Michelangelos Pietà (1499) depicting the dead body of Jesus in the arms of his mother Mary. ...
Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ...
Pietà by Michelangelo The Pietà (1498–99) by Michelangelo is a marble sculpture in St. ...
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See also Salvator Mundi is an iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb. ...
Titians version of Salvator Mundi (1570). ...
Cristo Redentor Christ the Redeemer Corcovados Statue of the Christ Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor in Portuguese) is a 30-meter monument statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located on Corcovado mountain. ...
Christ the Redeemer is an icon painted by Andrei Rublev in 1409. ...
The Last Supper (in Italian, Il Cenacolo or LUltima Cena) is a mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Lodovico Sforza. ...
Pietà by Michelangelo The Pietà (1498–99) by Michelangelo is a marble sculpture in St. ...
Crucifixion is an ancient method of execution, in which the victim was tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (Latin: crux) and left to hang there until dead. ...
A German holy card from around 1910 depicts the Crucifixion. ...
External links - Popular Mechanics Jesus photos (various)
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