The image is a composite using various pictures of Jesus from the medieval and early modern periods. The following images were used:
First row, from left to right
- “Baptism of Christ,” mosaic in the Arian baptistry, Ravenna, Italy, image copyright Ввласенко (licence CC BY-SA 3.0).
- “Christ as a gardener,“ unknown origin, scan provided by Wellcome Images (CC BY 4.0).
- “Maiestas Domini,” Basilica de San Vicente, Ávila, Spain, image copyright José Luis Filpo Cabana (CC BY 4.0).
- “Noli me tangere,” 14th-century fresco, San Nazaro Maggioare, Milan, Italy, image by Giovanni Dall’Orto (public domain).
- “Christ de Wissembourg,” ca. 1060 (?), Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, image copyright Jean-Pierre Dalbéra (CC BY 2.0).
- “Vaux Passional – Harrowing of Hell,” ca. 1503/04, illuminated parchment, Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 482, f. 125 (CC0 1.0, public domain).
- “Christ Pantocrator,” mosaic, 1261, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, image copyright Dianelos Georgoudis (CC BY-SA 3.0).
- Ethiopian Orthodox Icon, late 17th or early 18th century (CC0 1.0).
- Meister des Wittingauer Altars, “Třeboň Altarpiece,” ca. 1380, Prague, Czech Republic, National Gallery, image provided by The Yorck Project (public domain).
- “On the Road to Emmaus,” ca. 850-900, ivory relief, Metz, France, image copyright Sailko (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Second row, from left to right
- Hans Baldung, “Christus als Gärtner,” 1539, colour on wood, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany, image provided by The Yorck Project (public domain).
- “Transfiguration of Jesus,” 16th-century illustration from the Nestorian Evangelion, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Syriaque 344, folio 3-2v, image provided by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (public domain).
- “Apocalypse,” 19th-century fresco, Church of Saint Sophia, Weliki Novgorod, Russia, image copyright Messir (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- “The Transfiguration,” 1386, illuminated manuscript, Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig II 6 (83.MB.70), fol. 7v, digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.
- Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib, “The Sending Forth of the Twelve Apostles,” 1684, Walter Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA, MS 592, fo 25r, image provided by the Walters Art Museum (public domain).
- El Greco, “Christ Carrying the Cross,” 1580, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (public domain).
- “Jesus’ entry of Jerusalem,” ca. 1220, illustrated manuscript, Città del Vaticano, Bibliotheca Vaticana (public domain).
- Rembrandt, “The Supper at Emmaus,” 1648, oil on panel, Louvre, Paris, France, image provided by The Yorck Project (public domain).
- “Virgin Mary with Jesus,” illustrated Persian manuscript, unknown origin (public domain).
- “On the Road to Emaus,” relief, Monasterio de Santo Dominge de Silos, Silos, Spain, image copyright AnTeMi (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Third row, from left to right
- Illustrated Ethiopian manuscript from the Gunda Gunde Gospel, 1540, Walter Art Museum, Baltimore MD, USA, MS 850. f. 59v, image provided by the Walter Art Museum (public domain).
- “Vaux Passional,” ca. 1503/04, illuminated manuscript, National Library of Wales, Peniarth Ms 482D, f. 131 (CC0 1.0).
- “Christ in Majesty,” ca. 781-83, illuminated manuscript, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France, NAL 1203, f. 3r., image provided by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (public domain).
- “Isa bringing down heavenly food for his disciples (Quran 5:111-115),” unknown origin (public domain).
- “Christus Pantocrator,” ca. 1130, Cathedral of Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy, image copyright Andreas Wahra (CC BY-SA 3.0).
- “Jesus and the Twelve Apostles,” illustrated Armenian manuscript, unknown origin (public domain).
- “I am the light of the world,” stained glass, Church of St. Brandan the Navigator, Bantry, Ireland, image copyright Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).
- “Christ Cleans Leper Man,” ca. 1175-1250, mosaic, Cathedral of Monreale, Monreale, Italy, image by Sibeaster (public domain).
- Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib, “The Sending Forth of the Twelve Apostles,” 1684, illustrated manuscript, Baltimore, MD, USA, Walter Art Museum, MS 592, fo 47r, image provided by the Walters Art Museum (public domain).
- Hans and Matthäus Schamm, “Crucified Christ,” ca. 1610, Stiftsbasilika St. Vitus, Ellwangen, Germany, image copyright Andreas Praefcke (CC BY 3.0).