Transfiguration by Raphael - Poster

This painting is on display in the Vatican Museums. This painting shows two unrelated biblical events. On the top half, you can see Jesus on top of Mount Tabor in a gleaming snow-white robe with next to him the prophets Moses (on the right) and Elijah (on the left). The clouds behind Jesus are lighting up. Jesus raises his arms and looks up towards God. Below Jesus are three of his disciples, from left to right, James, Peter, and John. They cover their faces with their hands as the sky is too bright. The two people of the left are probably Justus and Pastor. They are two Christian martyrs to whom the church, in which the painting was initially intended to be placed, is dedicated. On the left side of the bottom half, you can see the other nine disciples of Jesus who did not climb the mountain. They try to heal a young man who is possessed by an evil spirit. The figure in the blue robe on the bottom left is probably Matthew. He consulted a book, but could not find the solution to cure the young man. The young disciple in the yellow robe is Philip, to his right in the red robe is Andrew, the man behind him pointing to the sick boy is Judas Thaddeus, and the older man to his left is Simon. The man on the far left is probably Judas Iscariot. The disciples, however, are unable to heal the young man. A more detailed discussion of this painting can be found at https://www.tripimprover.com/blog/transfiguration-by-raphael.