• conditional_soup@lemm.ee
    7·
    1 month ago

    IIRC, white Jesus is specifically made to look like members of the Medici family, who were major sponsors of the same Renaissance artists who painted most of our iconic religious art.

    • Genius@lemmy.zip
      3·
      1 month ago

      Thanks I’m gonna call him Medici Jesus now and accuse anyone who uses that portrayal of Medici propaganda