First Depiction Of Christ In Painting

[Solitary]

The depiction of Christ in pictorial form was controversial in the early church. The depiction of Jesus in art took several centuries to reach a conventional standardized form for his physical appearance, which has subsequently remained largely stable since that time. Most images of Jesus have in common a number of traits which are now almost universally associated with Jesus, although variants are seen.

The conventional image of a fully bearded Jesus with long hair did not become established until the 6th century in Eastern Christianity, and much later in the West. Earlier images were much more varied. Images of Jesus tend to show ethnic characteristics similar to those of the culture in which the image has been created.

Beliefs that certain images are historically authentic, or have acquired an authoritative status from Church tradition, remain powerful among some of the faithful, in Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Roman Catholicism. The Shroud of Turin is now the best-known example, though the Image of Edessa and the Veil of Veronica were better known in medieval times.

I find it humorous that no painting of Christ is until several hundred years after His death.  Are these not false images then? The Shroud of Turin has been shown to be fake many times. Aren't any depiction of Christ or Mary not worshiping false idols when they are worshipped? Solitary

[stromboli]

Without a link I'm not sure what "first depiction" you are referring to, because there are a few contenders. A couple of examples:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372741/Hidden-cave-First-portrait-Jesus-1-70-ancient-books.html
http://www.rejesus.co.uk/blog/post/earliest_known_picture_of_jesus_goes_on_display/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM4IER0yd_g

This last link is about how Jesus became white

http://realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Misc/Jesus/Jesus.htm

[stromboli]

Black Jesus, stick figure Jesus, shorthaired Jesus- Jesus.  I'm tempted to go back to a mormon church to see if they still got the white guy with the Nordic profile hanging there.

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