Iconic paintings that were obviously taken from the image on the Shroud go back hundreds and hundreds of years.
Used in churches before the invention of the camera, they have, discernibly, one origin. And thus we have our common depiction of what Jesus looked like.
You might find this find interesting.
I found it quite positive and inspiring and will be buying the DVD for my “library of all things Shroud” - I am also a portrait artist, so am very excited to get my paint pots out!
For those with such closed minds and or who already “know” it all and so vowed not to watch it - they missed a good documentary...they might even have learned something ;o)