The Transfiguration.
Date1849-1851
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/2 x 8 1/16in. (29.2 x 20.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionJesus Christ, a bearded man with a halo wearing robes, is suspended in the air between two other men, the Old Testament prophets Moses, holding a stone tablet, and Elijah, holding a large book. Clouds are in the background. Two other men, the apostles Peter and John, lie on the ground and shield their eyes from the light.
Object number2001.97.3
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE TRANSFIGURATION. / 202."On verson, accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesSource Note: Based on the central figures in a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, 1483-1520. (Finlay 9/12/2001)
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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