This Friday, the earliest known images of Christ, from the year 240, go on view in New York for the first time, and they aren’t where you might expect them to be. They are part of a remarkable ...

Earliest Depiction of Jesus Christ in Israel Discovered. ... But it was eventually displaced by Byzantine images of Christ with long hair, which remains a common portrayal today.

(The Conversation) — In 1915, Norwegian artist Emanuel Vigeland, one of the most respected Scandinavian artists of his time, created an image of Christ with golden hair and fair skin.

The earliest images of Jesus Christ emerged in the first through third centuries A.D., amidst concerns about idolatry. They were less about capturing the actual appearance of Christ than about ...

Another very early image of the crucifixion is found carved into the face of a carnelian gemstone made into a ring. Constanza gemstone with the crucified Christ, surrounded by 12 apostles. British ...

It consists of the first two capital letters, Χ and Ρ – called chi and rho – of the Greek word for Christ: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣX. Christ with 2 natures Christ at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna Swartwood House, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The ...