The Real Face of Jesus
After having viewed with sadness some very unfortunate modern recreations of the face of Jesus published on the Internet, we have decided to expand with some additional images those already published in “The Face on the Shroud of Turin”. This page comes to be a second part of the same.
The “Real Face of Jesus” that we present on this page is the very same face found on the Shroud, restored with the minimal necessary adjustments to reduce the bruises and the most swollen areas. We have also made some corrections in the most damaged areas using the opposite side of the face. In “The Face on the Shroud of Turin” we have presented a very conservative rendition of this restored face; this time we venture a little further by adding shadows and new layers for the hair and beard, aiming to achieve a more photorealistic image.
Step-by-step reconstruction of the face of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the image imprinted on the Shroud of Turin. At the bottom of the page we incorporate a viewer that allows to sequentially transition between the images. |
Regarding the hair color, we have opted for brown, as it is the most common color historically used to represent Christ. The brown / reddish / blond tone is also reaffirmed in many private revelations, such as Anne Catherine Emmerick and Faustina Kowalska. The analysis by Stephen E. Jones of Publius Lentulus' letter on his blog is also interesting, in which Jesus is depicted as having hazel-colored hair.
The images presented below are variations (new combinations of layers, etc.) of the same that we have available in “The Face on the Shroud of Turin”, applying now slightly more aggressive adjustments and filters in order to achieve a greater realism and contrast in the images. We keep this page open for the inclusion of new images or the updating of some of the already published ones.
The resemblance of this face to the traditional image we have of Jesus, especially that of the Sacred Heart, is truly surprising. At this point, we emphasize that we have attempted to be extremely precise throughout the reconstruction process. The current trend of creating depictions of Christ with strongly stereotyped ethnic features does not adhere to the evidence.
Viewer of the reconstruction process
It allows to sequentially visualize, frame by frame, the process we have followed to reconstruct the natural face of Christ starting from the original photograph of the Shroud. You can navigate between the different images by clicking on the buttons at the bottom of the viewer. You can also click on the images to see them in much higher resolution (except for the original photograph).