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Tue May 7

Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains

Written by Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, Visual Arts, College of the Holy Cross

'Christ of the New Jerusalem' − created in 1915 for the Uranienborg Church, Oslo, by Emanuel Vigeland.Michel M. Raguin, CC BY

In 1915, Norwegian artist Emanuel Vigeland, one of the most respected Scandinavian artists of his time, created an image of Christ with golden hair and fair skin.

Vigeland was well aware of a widely popular Bible...

Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains

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