One of the artist’s most dramatic pieces is his ‘Transfiguration’ piece, which illustrates Christ’s ascension to heaven, a heavy contrast to the human suffering below. Raphael also painted ...

Among the works is a sketch by Raphael, Christ’s Charge to Peter, c.1514, an offset of preparatory drawing for what would become tapestries woven for the Sistine Chapel. It shows how the artist ...

O God who in thy ineffable goodness hast rendered blessed Raphael the conductor of thy ... Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

The transfiguration prepares us for the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. St. Luke’s telling of the event draws us into the mystery of divine love, a love that embraces human suffering and ...