Folio 45v from a 13th century Byzantine illuminated manuscript (Ms. Ludwig II 5) now in the Getty Center, Los Angeles. This illumination depicts the Transfiguration, as described in Chapter 17 of the Gospel of Matthew. Christ, in the center and surrounded by a mandola, is flanked by Moses and Elijah. Beneath them, the disciples Peter, James, and John react with astonishment.
Medium: tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment. Dimensions: 20.6 cm (8.1 in) high x 14.9 cm (5.7 in) wide.










