>>17837717
my favorite type of jesus art is the ones where he looks more human, without exaggerated christlike looks and poses. such as "christ and the rich young ruler", or "christ in the wilderness". compare the latter to "the temptation of christ" where he is arguing with satan with exaggerated poses. i just really like heinrich hofmann's depiction of christ in general. he retains the noble and christlike look while trying to make him look as human as possible. i think that's pretty difficult to achieve the balance without making him look too christlike or too human.