Why do we depict Jesus with long hair?

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Not owning the book myself, I’d like to confirm with you if this is the image you’re mentioning.
 
Here He appears to have short hair or not:
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I think it has a symbolic significance. Like why are Archangels depicted with long hair in a ponytail and the ribbons are open?
It actually signifies something: long hair that they are pure and the open ribbon that they are strict yet forgiving (one version I heard in church). Here it says that it signifies their powers - divine hearing:


Same thing with Christ, His long hair is not a picture of Him but a representation of Him. It’s a metaphor and it is inspired by the Shroud of Turin.
And here is the actual answer to your question:

 
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