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Irenaeus (d. c. 202), Clement of Alexandria (d. 215), Lactantius (c. 240–c. 320) and Eusebius of Caesarea (d. c. 339) disapproved of portrayals in images of Jesus.
- Alexamenos graffito, 1st century. This “graffito,” representing a person looking at a donkey-headed man being crucified, was carved in plaster on a wall in Rome during the 1st century.
- The Good Shepherd, 3rd century. While the Gospels do not provide us with a physical description of Jesus, they do offer many figurative descriptions to describe him.
- Adoration of the Magi, 3rd century. Another image of Christ presented in the New Testament is the adoration of the Magi, described in Matthew 2:1-12. As a result, the “epiphany” was one of the most popular representations of the life of Christ during Christianity’s early days.
- Healing of the Paralytic, 3rd century. One of the miracles of Jesus chronicled in the Gospels—Matthew (9:1–8), Mark (2:1–12) and Luke (5:17–26)—sees him healing a p aralytic man at Capernaum, in modern-day Israel.
May 5, 2021 · The proximity of the monastery to ancient Greco-Roman settlements, such as the city of Alexandria, has undoubtedly influenced the artistic style of the icon. This unique blend of Greco-Roman art and early Christian imagery has produced an icon that reveals the rich cultural heritage of the region and its impact on the development of Christian ...
- Alexamenos Graffito – 1st to 3rd Century
- The Good Shepherd – 3rd Century
- Adoration of The Magi – 3rd Century
- Healing of The Paralytic – 3rd Century
- Christ Between Peter and Paul, 4th Century
- Pantokrator – 6th Century
Is this a depiction (albeit, a mocking one) of Jesus – perhaps even the oldest surviving image of Jesus? These questions are matters for debate about the Alexamenos graffito. The image is carved in plaster on a wall in Rome and is dated to somewhere between the 1st and 3rd centuries. It depicts a man looking at a person with the head of a donkey th...
“The Good Shepherd” image is found in the St. Callisto catacomb in Rome and is believed to have been painted around the 3rd century. [See also: 12 Amazing Christian Sculptures Made Entirely Out of LEGOs]
This is a picture of a cast of a sarcophagus that is in the Vatican museums. It shows the scene of the magi adoring the Christ child and is dated to the 3rd century.
This painting is on the wall of the baptistry of a church in a (long abandoned) ancient city in Syria. It depicts the story of the healing of the paralytic found in Mark 2, and it is dated to the mid-3rd century. [See also: 21 Mesmerizing Photos of the World’s Most Beautiful Churches]
Image detail of Jesus: This appears in a cemetery in an imperial villa that belonged to Constantine and is dated to the 4th century.
This is the oldest surviving panel icon of Jesus, and it is found at Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai. [See also: 13 Beautiful Non-White Depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
Dec 16, 2015 · The Great Pyramid at Giza was already 2,500 years old, but the Library of Alexandria was still around. In Rome, the Colosseum hadn’t been built yet. It’s a bit uncanny to think about the...
Jun 6, 2024 · The earliest apparent representations of Jesus are in the Roman catacombs. The art is stereotypical as are other portraits of this period. In these portraits Jesus is portrayed beardless, as the Good Shepherd. By the fourth century, however, he has grown a beard and begins to look more familiar.
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Sep 24, 2024 · The staurogram combines the Greek letters tau-rho to stand in for parts of the Greek words for “cross” (stauros) and “crucify” (stauroō) in Bodmer papyrus P75. Staurograms serve as the earliest images of Jesus on the cross, predating other Christian crucifixion imagery by 200 years. Photo: Foundation Martin Bodmer.
