The Transfiguration.

After a work byAfter a work by Raphael Italian, 1483 - 1520

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

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)

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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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