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they are americanized paintings == There were countless paintings of Jesus long before the US came into existence. You are looking at the features and coloring of the people who did the paintings, wherever and whenever they were made. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_Jesus_look_likehttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_Jesus_look_like We simply do not know, nor can we, what Jesus looked like. Many illustrators use 'artistic license' when they draw. However it would be better if they would consider Jesus' nationality. White was used,

either out of ignorance or a deliberate attempt to appeal to a 'white' audience to whom the book with the illustration(s) was to be sold.

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