The Transfiguration of Christ, 1818 – 1843

Title

The Transfiguration of Christ

Draughtsman

• Johann Anton Ramboux

Inventor

• after Pietro Perugino

Page

Klebebände, Band 9, Seite 21

Part Number / Total

1 / 2

Production Place

• Perugia

Period Produced

• 19th century
• 15th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German
• Central Italian

Production Reason

• study after a painting
• tracing
• travel study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Tavola di Pietro Perugino sulla chiesa de' [unleserlich] a Perugia

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet oben rechts (mit Bleistift): 62.; unten rechts: 933

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Picture Copyright

CC BY-SA 4.0 Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Moses
• Elijah
• Peter (apostle)
• Saint James the Greater
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 17,1–8
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 9,2–9
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 9,28–36

Primary

• 73C713 the Transfiguration: Moses and Elijah appear on either side of Christ on Mount Tabor (Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36)