Transfiguration of Christ

Description:

Russia. 19th ct.
35 x 31 cm
Christ stands in an aureole on Mount Tabor, flanked by the prophets Elijah and Moses, who are facing the Saviour in conversation. From the aureole, three rays of light point to the disciples John, James and Peter, who have been blinded by the "divine light" at the foot of the mountain and have fallen to the ground.
Southern German private collection.