Raffaello, trasfigurazione, 1516-20, 02

Christ is shown levitating in a radiant cloud of divine light, flanked by the prophets Moses and Elijah. Below them, three apostles are sprawled on the ground, shielding their eyes from the intense brilliance of the revelation. This scene focuses on the moment of divine metamorphosis and the blinding nature of celestial truth.

In the Renaissance Neoplatonic tradition, the Transfiguration represents the 'theophanic' light that transforms human nature, echoing Marsilio Ficino's theories on the soul's ascent to the divine. It serves as a visual manifestation of the 'Lumen' (Divine Light) that mediates between the material and spiritual worlds.