The Transfiguration'' is a 1454–1460 painting of the Gospel episode the Transfiguration of Jesus by

Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Bellini (; c. 1430 – 26 November 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He was raised in the household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been his father ...

, now in the Museo Correr in

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. Andrea Mantegna was staying in the city of Venice at this time and his influence on Bellini was still strong at this time, as can be seen in this work. A fake set of initials in the lower right hand corner even led it to be misattributed to Mantegna for a time. Its provenance is unknown before 1830 since by the time he left it to Venice that year

Teodoro Correr Teodoro Francesco Maria Gasparo Correr (12 December 1750, Venice - 20 February 1830, Venice) was a Venetian abbot and art collector, most notable as the founder of the Museo Correr. Life The Correr family was an old patrician family in Venice. Teo ...

had destroyed all the documents relating to its previous history and ownership. Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milano 1999. It shows the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor, with Elijah and Moses flanking Christ; below them are the disciples Peter,

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and John blinded by the vision.

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{{Giovanni Bellini Collections of the Museo Correr 1460 paintings Paintings by Giovanni Bellini

Bellini Bellini is an Italian name, Italian surname, formed as a patronymic or plural form of Bellino (surname), Bellino. People *Family of Italian painters: **Jacopo Bellini (c. 1396–c. 1470), father of Gentile and Giovanni **Gentile Bellini (c. 1429� ...