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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.141 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | William Holman Hunt to J. Carlton Still responding to a question about Jesus' racial identity |
| Date | 23 September 1897 |
| Author | Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) |
| Recipient | Still, J. Carlton |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Hunt writes in response to a question about Jesus' racial identity. Hunt says that for painters, even if the traditional ideal of Jesus with blue/grey eyes and red/brown hair isn't truest, it is still best. However, he does believe the traditional ideal is truest, because it has Jewish traits similar to Jesus' ancestor, David. He also believes that a "dark person" could not possess Jesus' "inflexible and steady courage...in such transcendent degree." He describes the forged letter of Lentulus as ignorant, vulgar, and wrong. |
| Subjects | Christianity Religion Art, Music, Theater, and Film Judaism Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) Still, J. Carlton (fl. 1897) |
| Place written | Fulham, England |
| Theme | Religion; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |