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title: Transfiguration of Christ
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21351/transfiguration-of-christ/
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updated: 2025-12-07
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# Transfiguration of Christ

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Transfiguration of Christ](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21351.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21351.jpg)

## Image Caption

*Transfiguration of Christ*, painting by Fra Angelico, photograph by Sailko, Florence, 22 July, 2009.

This [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) painted by Fra Angelico in Cell 6 at the Convent of San Marco in Florence, now the San Marco Museum, shows Christ standing on a rock, arms outstretched, prefiguring his own [crucifixion](https://www.worldhistory.org/crucifixion/), while also prophesying his resurrection, an example of what art historian Diane Cole Ahl calls Angelico’s "condensed, allusive narration.” Angelico painted a series of frescoes throughout the convent, in the cells of the friars, in the corridors, and on the landings, financed by the wealthy Florentine banker Cosimo de’ Medici. The frescoes at the San Marco Museum in Florence remain some of Angelico’s most important work.

## Cite This Work

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Sailko. (2025, December 07). Transfiguration of Christ. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21351/transfiguration-of-christ/>
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### MLA
Sailko. "Transfiguration of Christ." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21351/transfiguration-of-christ/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_by_fra_Angelico_(San_Marco_Cell_6).jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Transfiguration_by_fra_Angelico_(San_Marco_Cell_6).jpg). Submitted by [Hillary Smith](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hillarysmith/ "User Page: Hillary Smith"), published on 07 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.