Christ Leading the Apostles to Mount Tabor

Christ Leading the Apostles to Mount Tabor by Lorenzo Lotto
Artist
Lorenzo Lotto
Date
1512 ; Italy
Style
High renaissance
Genre
Religious painting
Location
Hermitage Museum
"Christ Leading the Apostles to Mount Tabor" is a religious painting by Lorenzo Lotto, created between 1510 and 1512. As part of a High renaissance tradition, this signed oil-on-panel artwork depicts the Gospel episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Originally, the piece may have included a predella, with a segment illustrating Christ guiding the Apostles to Mount Tabor. The scene emphasizes divine revelation and spiritual ascent, characteristic of Lotto's detailed and expressive style, and is now housed in the Museo civico Villa Colloredo Mels in Recanati.

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