The Transfiguration of Christ in Art and Iconography
The following depictions of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ are a selection of our favorite artistic and religious representations of this momentous event in our Lord's earthly ministry.
The Transfiguration is the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. It was commissioned by Pope Clement VII as an altarpiece for the Narbonne Cathedral in France. Raphael worked on it until his death in 1520.
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| The Transfiguration, Raphael, 1520 |
The Transfiguration is the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. It was commissioned by Pope Clement VII as an altarpiece for the Narbonne Cathedral in France. Raphael worked on it until his death in 1520.
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| Transfiguration of Jesus. Bloch, c 1878 |
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| Transfiguration of Christ, Bellini, 1490 |
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Orthodox Icon, date unknown |
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| Eastern Orthodox Icon, date unknown |
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| Greek Orthodox Icon, date unknown |
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| Transfiguration icon, Theophanes, 1408 |
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