Is it the real image of Jesus as what we see on pictures?

Question

I just asked how did Catholics come up with that image of Him as we see on tv, pictures, and the like, when there isn't any camera that time. Some claimed that when Veronica wiped His face, the sweat and blood in the clothe formed His face, that's why they had it figure that that was the picutre of Christ. And if that is true, where is the clothe now?

Answer 1

You are thinking of the Shroud of Turin, now accepted (by the Catholic Church) as a fake, although it is still considered a significant historical artefact. It has the impression of a beard, and has indeed influeced howw we perceive Jesus' appearance.

Jesus probably had a beard, because that was the custom of Jews at the time. The images of him have been influenced by the whims of artists over the years, themselves influenced by the people who commisioned the paintings. Before the renaissance period, it was not unusual for images of Jesus to be drawn without a beard, reflecting the custom of painter's time. Or He would be drawn looking more germanic for the Austrian emporers and archbishops, more Greek looking in the Greek icon paintings. For all we know, he may have looked like an overweight Iranian bricklayer, and Mary a haggard, ugly witch. But of course, that's not how any artist is going to paint them. They will be painted as artists think they should look - as perfect as can be imagined.

Answer 2

Hmm. This one is regularly nicely-replied long until eventually now this. the place are all of you? ;-) The Jesus mythos is extremely sparkling that he replaced right into a midsection eastern Jew, however the image we affiliate with him immediately got here out of Renaissance paintings. (think of Leonardo's final Supper.) This trend began in Italy over one hundred years until eventually now it traveled up into Northern Europe, this is why it has an quite good link with Catholicism. The painters and sculpters used community human beings as their fashions. now and back their rich consumers, greater in lots of cases workers or prostitutes. this is nicely-standard certainty and the identities of a lot of those fashions are extensive-unfold. So a twin of Jesus which you're used to seeing is the epitome of sturdy finding adult men, via 14th-sixteenth century Italian standards.

Answer 3

The cloth of Veronica is now housed in Manoppello - which is a province named Abruzzo, Italy. One thing I always thought was funny is Europeans and Americans have turned a Middle-Eastern Jew into a white man with blonde hair and blue eyes. But the important thing is that they believe in Jesus. You can research more on the web by searching: Relics of Jesus.

Answer 4

NO.

Humans are pattern seeking animals. This pattern-seeking process is built into our brains to help us see things that might be hidden. For example.. a person hiding in a bush.. a person probably cannot see the hidden persons whole body, but the area in shadow creates a recognizable pattern of a human body.

There are also easy landmark points that humans recognize. 2 rounded shapes for eyes, a triangular shape for nose, and a line for the mouth. It isn't hard. Even a child can make these pattern associations.

For religious people, they have a tendency to WANT to see religious figures they believe in. It wouldnt be uncommon for people to be making out images with patterns they see in everyday life.

Answer 5

The Catholic church commissioned many, often homosexual, artists to paint images of Jesus, they typically used male prostitutes as models in those days so what you are really looking at is an idealised image based on a rent boy of the day picked up from the streets of Florence, Venice or Rome or wherever.
It's perfectly true so don't get upset with me over it for being blunt, that is how artists studios worked in those days.

Answer 6

The shroud is in the Italian city of Turin. And it's picture of Jesus is much as a Mideveal European person would picture him, but it's very likely not a true representation. More likely, he looked much like a modern palestinian person, or a semetic jew, looks. He probably had dark curly hair and an olive complexion. Try this link.

http://www.shroud.com/

Answer 7

no record of Jesus' apearance other than issaiah 100s of years befor his birth and that only says he will not stand out as a speacial man and after his beating will not be recognisable as a man isaiah 53 I think.
I did not find all I wont but this was isaiah 52
The Suffering and Glory of the Servant
13 See, my servant will act wisely [b] ;
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him —
his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man
and his form marred beyond human likeness—

15 so will he sprinkle many nations,
and kings will shut their mouths because of him.
For what they were not told, they will see,
and what they have not heard, they will understand.

Answer 8

First off, don't believe history according to Hollywood.

No one knows what Jesus looked like. He may not even have been a handsome guy at all, nor had long blond hair as depicted in paintings and Hollywood. I say he looked a typical Jewish male for in those days.

Answer 9

The answer is...MAYBE.

Saint Faustina was instructed to paint an image of Christ as we see it in the image of the Divine Mercy.

But of course, how Christ looked wasn't as important as what He said and what He did.

Answer 10

Paul says it is a shame for a man to have long hair. So Christ didin't have long hair, but the Law of Moses required He have a beard.