Jesus’ appearance is not recorded in the New Testament, apart from some incidental mentions of his clothing. Nevertheless, his appearance is the most recorded feature in the history of world art. None of these images is based on primary sources; most, especially the most popular and influential images, tend to portray Jesus in the guise of a European Christian and not as an observant Jewish male of the first century CE. This distortion in artistic representations of Jesus reinforces mis-cast understandings provided in Christian pious traditions and Christian scholarly discussions throughout the centuries. This article explores the development of artistic presentations of Jesus of Nazareth. It uses the concept of kitsch art to analyse and evaluate the meanings conveyed in popular artistic representations of Jesus. A discussion of educational responses assists religious educators in designing programs that can critically appraise portrayals of Jesus and help students understand the role of art in fostering positive relations between Jews and Christians.

除了一些偶然提到的耶稣的衣着外，新约中没有记载耶稣的外表。然而，他的出现是世界艺术史上最有记录的特征。这些图像都不基于主要来源。大多数（尤其是最受欢迎和最有影响力的图像）倾向于以欧洲基督徒的名义描绘耶稣，而不是像公元一世纪时那样善于观察的犹太男性。耶稣艺术表现形式的这种扭曲加剧了整个世纪以来基督教虔诚传统和基督教学术讨论中提供的误导性理解。本文探讨了拿撒勒人耶稣的艺术表现形式的发展。它使用媚俗艺术的概念来分析和评估在耶稣流行的艺术表现形式中传达的含义。