The many faces of Christ : portraying the Holy in the East and West, 300 to 1300 /

Thanks to current portrayals of Jesus of Nazareth, we are apt to think of him as having long hair and a short beard. But, the holy scriptures do not describe Christ's physiognomy, and his representations are inconsistent in early Christian and medieval arts. How did this long-haired archetype c...

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Main Author:	Bacci, Michele
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Reaktion Books, 2014.
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Face.