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The Transfiguration

1587–90

Camillo Procaccini

(Italian, 1546–1629)
Culture
Italy, 16th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1972.210
Catalogue raisonné
Bartsch XVIII.20.4
State
I/II
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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The Transfiguration of Christ is viewed as a prefiguration of the Resurrection. Three of Christ's followers, Peter, James, and John, accompanied him to a remote hill, where they saw him "transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light" (Matthew 17:2). The disciples saw and heard Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus, then hearing the voice of God they fell on their faces. When they looked up, the vision had vanished and Jesus was himself again.
A vertically oriented black ink print depicts six figures in dense cross-hatching. In the upper center, a bearded figure radiates light, flanked by two draped, floating men. Below them, three figures kneel on rocky ground looking upward; the figure on the right has their back turned and one arm raised. The fine lines create strong contrast between the luminous upper scene and the deeply shadowed foreground figures.

The Transfiguration

1587–90

Camillo Procaccini

(Italian, 1546–1629)
Italy, 16th century

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