1479 (ca.), Giovanni Bellini, The Transfiguration of Christ -- Louvre Museum (Paris)
From the museum label: According to the Gospels, Jesus appeared, his face shining like the sun and his clothes as white as light, with Moses and Elijah, two characters from the Old Testament, to show his divine nature to the disciples, Peter, James and John. The cartouche on the fence in the foreground bears the name of the painter. The highly innovative landscape displays a keen observation of nature and rural life.
1479 (ca.), Giovanni Bellini, The Transfiguration of Christ -- Louvre Museum (Paris)
From the museum label: According to the Gospels, Jesus appeared, his face shining like the sun and his clothes as white as light, with Moses and Elijah, two characters from the Old Testament, to show his divine nature to the disciples, Peter, James and John. The cartouche on the fence in the foreground bears the name of the painter. The highly innovative landscape displays a keen observation of nature and rural life.