A duct tape Jesus? A female Jesus? A black Jesus? An electronic winking Jesus? Those are some images you'll discover if you search the Web for visual depictions of Christ. Jesus has been portrayed in thousands of different ways over the last two millennia, by some of the most famous artists and sculptors the world has ever known. He has been pictured as tall and thin, short and stocky, pale and sad, handsome and laughing, old and young. There are no written descriptions of his physical attributes yet many people think of him with long hair, a beard and a kindly smile.
American movie makers have cast blond blue-eyed athletic types in the role of Jesus. Byzantine artworks usually show him as a rather stern-looking figure. The Japanese frequently depict Jesus as Oriental with smooth black hair.
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