_Raphael, Plate 89,_ has given upon one canvas, and that one of the
most famous in the world, the Transfiguration, and that which took
place at the same time at the foot of the mountain. (Luke 9:28-36,
and Mark 9:14-29.) _Plate 90_ is a part of the same picture. Compare
the details of both of these plates with the scriptural account! No
artist ever packed more literal and spiritual truth into a single
canvas.
[Illustration: The Transfiguration.]
Plate 89. _The Transfiguration._ Raphael. 1483-1520.
[Illustration: The Demoniac Boy.]
Plate 90. _The Demoniac Boy._ Raphael. 1483-1520.
Shortly after the Transfiguration Jesus talked with his disciples
about true greatness. By way of illustration "He took a little child
in his arms and said unto them, Whosoever shall humble himself as
this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven." (Mark 9:36, Matt. 18:4.)
_Ballheim, Plate 97,_ suggests this event.
[Illustration: Jesus and the Child.]
Plate 97. _Jesus and the Child._ H. Ballheim.