The Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jacques de Bie (engravers (printmakers))

Date

ca. 1598 - 1618

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Christ shows his divine being to saints Peter, James the Greater and John. He is surrounded by heavenly rays. Moses and Elijah appear beside him (Matthew 17:1-13). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Maerten de Vos VIAF RKD Wikidata, Joannes Galle VIAF RKD , Jacques de Bie VIAF RKD
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 182 x 220 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-LZ-21
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass, the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara Iconclass, the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor Iconclass, the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll Iconclass, Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law Iconclass, Elijah as first hermit Iconclass, Christ and his twelve apostles: calling, mission and Transfiguration Iconclass, 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) Iconclass, mountains Iconclass, clothes, costume Iconclass, chemistry Iconclass, lying figure Iconclass, leaning forward Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things Iconclass, rays as nimbus Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-21
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11593/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-LZ-21
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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