Triptych of the Transfiguration, Christ in Jerusalem, and the resurrection of Lazarus

This triptych by Guido di Siena depicting the Transfiguration, Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, and the Raising of Lazarus, now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Siena, is a significant example of Sienese Gothic narrative painting from around 1270. The three interconnected Gospel episodes were carefully chosen to form a theological program centered on Christ's divine nature revealed through miracles and glory. Guido's workshop produced numerous devotional panels for Sienese churches, establishing the visual vocabulary that Duccio and his followers would later refine into the city's distinctive artistic tradition.

Painted in egg tempera on three hinged wood panels with gold ground, the triptych displays Guido's characteristic synthesis of Byzantine compositional formulas with emerging Gothic expressiveness. The narrative scenes feature richly patterned backgrounds, architectural stage-sets derived from Byzantine models, and figures whose gestures convey dramatic intensity despite their stylized proportions.