The Christ Face in Art (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Christ Face in Art

The aim of this book is to trace the growth and historical development of sacred Art as expressed in the Face of Christ, and as conceived by the greatest artists of each age and country.

A glance at its illustrations will disclose how many and how varied have been the efforts made to attain to the ideal Face, and how far each artist has been influenced by nationality and by tradition.

With all the variety of treatment, however, which these illustrations disclose, it will be impossible to overlook the fact that one distinct type of feature pervades them all, and this awakens the profoundly interesting inquiry whether or not this type of feature actually belonged to Christ, so that regarding it we can form some true impression of what He was like as He lived amongst men.

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