Delwin Oliver "Del" Parson (born 1948) is an American painter who is well known for his Latter-day Saint-themed paintings.
[3][4] Parson was born in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Rexburg, Idaho, where his father was an art professor at Ricks College.
[7] After the death of his wife, Joycel, and oldest daughter in a 1978 car accident, Parson felt inspired to begin painting primarily religious subjects.
[3] This portrait is the subject of popular Mormon folklore, with claims that Parson produced the work under the direction of church general authorities, who suggested how to make it more accurate, until it was deemed the closest resemblance of Jesus Christ.
Parson is a traditional realist artist and creates mostly Latter-day Saint art, but also works on other themes, such as landscapes.