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I am reading a mediumistic account by William T. Stead called Letters from Julia. In this account, the deceased woman recalls meeting Jesus.
"Behold Your Savior."
Then the flame-bright One said to me, "Julia, behold your Savior!" and when I looked I saw Him. He was sitting on a seat close to me, and He said, "Beloved, in my Father's House are many mansions; here am I whom you have loved so long. I have prepared a place for you." And I said, "Where, oh, my Lord?" He smiled, and in the brightness of that smile I saw the whole landscape change as the Alps change in the sunset, which I saw so often from the windows of my hotel at Lucerne. Then I saw that I was not alone, but all around and above were fair and loving forms, some of those whom I had known, others of whom I had heard, while some were strange. But all were friends, and the air was full of love. And in the midst of all was He, my Lord and Savior. He was as a Man among men. He was full of the wonderful sweet mildness which you are acquainted with in some of the pictures that have been painted by the Italian Fra Angelico. He had an admirable look of, warm affection, which was as the very breath of life to my soul. He is with us always."

I didn't know who Fra Angelico was so I had to look up some of his work.

That's interesting! It sounds like William T. Stead's account of Julia's experience uses a reference point to help the reader visualize Jesus. It's fascinating how the description mentions the "wonderful sweet mildness" seen in Fra Angelico's paintings.

Looking up Fra Angelico's work was a great idea! Did you find any paintings that particularly resonated with the description of Jesus in the passage?

Here's some additional information that might be interesting:

Fra Angelico was known for his serene and beautiful depictions of religious figures.

His use of light and color is often praised, and it sounds like that's a quality that contributes to the image of Jesus in Julia's account.

Many of Fra Angelico's paintings can be found online - you might even be able to find some of the works that depict Jesus in a way that aligns with Julia's description.

This one is called "Christ the Judge". Most of the pictures I found by Fra Angelico of Christ were pre- or during crucifixion. I believe that this one is him after his resurrection.