Janz D
Epilepsia. 1986 Jul-Aug;27(4):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1986.tb03548.x.
Raphael's last painting reveals, in the upper half of the picture, Christ's transfiguration on Mount Tabor and, in the lower half, the young boy's epileptic seizure at the foot of the mountain in the presence of the other disciples. Raphael depicts both events, which are told in succession in the Gospels, as if they took place at the same time. By synchronizing both scenes Raphael demonstrated a significant correspondence between Christ and the epileptic boy, which reveals the epileptic seizure as a symbolic representation of a transcendent event. This metaphysical aspect of epilepsy depicted by Raphael can also be found in the corresponding biblical passages. In the Gospels, the metamorphosis caused by the epileptic seizure is used as a simile for Christ's transfiguration through suffering, death, and resurrection.
拉斐尔的最后一幅画作在上半部分展现了基督在塔博尔山的变容，下半部分则描绘了小男孩在山脚下当着其他门徒的面癫痫发作的情景。拉斐尔将福音书中相继讲述的这两个事件描绘得仿佛同时发生。通过将这两个场景同步，拉斐尔展示了基督与癫痫男孩之间的显著对应关系，这揭示了癫痫发作是一个超验事件的象征表现。拉斐尔所描绘的癫痫的这种形而上学层面，在相应的圣经经文中也能找到。在福音书中，癫痫发作引起的变形被用作基督通过受难、死亡和复活而变容的比喻。
