Though Jesus is often portrayed as a light-skinned man with long hair and a beard, the real face of the Son of God was probably very different. Madeleine Jettre/Alamy Stock Photo A painting from St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt showing what Jesus may have looked like.
The Bible says very little about what Jesus looked like. Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, saints, mystics, and scientific studies revealed the possible real face of Jesus Christ. The Veils of St.
Veronica, the Divine Mercy image, and the Shroud of Turin all provide clues as to the true Holy Face of Christ. The Bible depicts Jesus as a Jew who was born around 4BC in Bethlehem and lived in Egypt as a child before moving to Nazareth, in modern-day Israel. What did Jesus really look like: Traditional images seen in paintings in churches are 'wrong' Various gospels describe Jesus's clothes, but very few direct references are made his physical appearance.
Jesus is so familiar that he can be recognised on pancakes or pieces of toast. But did he really look like this? Probably not. What Jesus Looked Like For centuries, the depiction of Jesus Christ has been a subject of profound fascination, intrigue, and controversy.
From Renaissance masterpieces to contemporary. Bragard added, "It isn't the face of Jesus, because we're not working with the skull of Jesus, but it is the departure point for considering what Jesus would have looked like." The forensic reconstruction of Jesus, starkly different from the European artistic portrayals, presents him with olive-toned skin, short, dark curly hair, and a modest. Jesus may be one of the best known and most talked-about people of ancient history.
But what did Jesus look like? In the Biblical Archaeology Review article "Painting a Portrait of Jesus" (republished below), D. Moody Smith examined the difficulties in answering this question. What did Jesus actually look like? Explore the historical evidence behind Jesus' physical appearance, clothing, and cultural context, cutting through artistic myths to uncover the man behind the movement.
Nobody knows exactly what Jesus looked like. So why is He commonly depicted as a pale, long-haired man? Where did the popular image of Jesus come from? The Real Face of Jesus Advances in forensic science have revealed the most famous face in history.