Romans + Christianity

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I wonder when a bearded (Semitic) Christ first makes an appearance in Christian art.

Theo

According to a Wikipedia article ([url:2xfl0dym]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Images_of_Jesus[/url]): both the younger, beardless and the older, bearded images were used as far back as the late 3rd or early 4th century, but the bearded image later dominated.

The first truly Semitic-looking [Western European] portayal of Jesus Christ *may* have been painted by Rembrandt in the 17th century. ([url:2xfl0dym]http://www.oceansbridge.com/art/customer/product.php?productid=29456&cat=&page=13&maincat=R[/url]).