Keywords: The Transfiguration - Google Art Project (6788999).jpg MS LUDWIG II 5 FOL 45V The full-page miniature of the Transfiguration is one of a series of illuminations representing events from Jesus' life in this Byzantine Gospel book According to the evangelist Matthew Jesus took the apostles Peter James and John to a mountain where he was illuminated by a bright heavenly light The Jewish patriarch Moses and the prophet Elijah then appeared and a voice from a cloud declared Jesus to be the son of God In the miniature Jesus stands in a mandorla with the two Old Testament figures perched on mountain peaks on either side The three apostles below react with dramatic expressions and gestures The artist used vivid contrasting colors and careful modeling to give the figures a sense of three-dimensionality against the glowing gold background The feast of the Transfiguration is one of the twelve major holidays of the Byzantine church which explains why the subject received a lavish full-page miniature in this book None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-transfiguration-unknown/6788999/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 2 02 15 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/the-transfiguration-unknown/6788999/ 1200 early 13th century - late 13th century Transfiguration Saint James Saint Peter Elijah Moses Saint John the Evangelist Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment 206 6788999 True 1299 3/25/2012 7 08 27 AM lido getty edu-gm-obj3278 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 3278 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1200 1300 Not on display w149 x h206 cm early 13th century - late 13th century False 0 70703125 Part the-transfiguration-unknown The Transfiguration t 149 Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment Transfiguration Saint James Saint Peter Elijah Moses Saint John the Evangelist http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id zAEUmqNnlUgR9Q PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Miniatures of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ MS LUDWIG II 5 Getty museum - Byzantine Gospels |