The Transfiguration, now in the Vatican Pinakothek, was commissioned by Raphael in 1517 from Giulio de' Medici for the cathedral at Narbonne.
Raphael began work on the creation of the "Transfiguration" in 1518. He painted the picture himself, without resorting to the help of numerous students. A sudden fever claimed the life of the great artist and, on the same day and month in which Raphael was born 37 years earlier, Rome mourned her favorite. The work was completed by him just before his death on April 6, 1520. The body of the artist was exhibited in the Pantheon along with the just completed painting (it was said that he painted the head of Christ just before his death). The lower part of the painting was completed by students and assistants - mainly Giulio Romano, who received payment for it in 1522.
This picture is divided into two parts. The upper part shows the actual transformation - this more harmonious part of the picture was made by Raphael himself. Below, the apostles are depicted trying to heal a demon-possessed boy - there is a lot of artificial pathos here, blackness has appeared in painting. It is symptomatic that altar picture Raphael Santi's "Transfiguration of Christ" has become for centuries an indisputable model for painters of the academic direction.
"Transformation". Rafael Santi.
Myths from N.V. Levashov:
"... One gets the impression that someone deliberately "moved" the first picture down to cut off the top with a "dangerous" object - a superbly depicted "flying saucer" ...
Rafael was very an unusual person, often going against holy church. As the famous Vassari called him in his writings, he was “an atheist with a rich imagination” ... The second picture was painted in Last year life of the artist (1520) and was called "Departure". Having caused a real storm of indignation from the side of the most holy church, great work was sentenced to destruction."
Debunking the myths:
Author: Valery
09.03.2011 15:56
In the chapter "Isidora-8. Key of the Gods "N.V. Levashov, an illustration is given in which two paintings are combined - "considered destroyed" and "Transfiguration" by Raphael ...
It also provides heroic story about how Rafael first painted a picture with a UFO, then the church forbade him to draw such an image - and he took it, painted new picture without UFO, but with additional figures at the bottom.
Thus, we see that the artist painted TWO COMPLETELY IDENTICAL paintings. Or did he have a Xerox? The coincidence, as we see, is complete. How could this be?
But no way. First, the time of Raphael, the artists always depicted the figures in full. No cut off legs, protruding heads, etc. (look at the first "picture"). Well, one Rafael and only once changed this rule ?. Of course not.
And, secondly, in fact, this is a photo montage from a fairly well-known website about Photoshop. Posted on 01/19/2007.http://fx.worth1000.com/entries/350752/true
I note that Levashov's photograph appeared in 2010. Without indicating the source, place of storage, etc. Only high quality scan. Not a photograph hidden cam, A good quality scan. Only Levashov and on the mentioned site. Nowhere else. Think about it.
On August 19, Orthodox believers celebrate one of the twelfth holidays - the Transfiguration of the Lord. Let's open the Gospel of Luke. “After these words, eight days later, taking Peter, John and James, He went up to the mountain to pray. And when he prayed, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became white, shining. And behold, two men were talking with Him, which were Moses and Elijah. Appearing in glory, they spoke of His exodus, which He was to accomplish in Jerusalem. But Peter and those who were with him were weighed down with sleep, but when they awoke, they saw His glory, and two men standing with Him. And as they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus: Master! It's good for us to be here; we will make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah,–not knowing what he was saying. And while he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered the cloud. And there was a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; Listen to him. When this voice came, Jesus was left alone. And they were silent and did not tell anyone in those days about what they saw.(Luke 9:28-36).
For centuries, icon painters and artists have sought to capture the image of the Transfiguration of the Lord in their works, poets dedicated their poems to this event ... Suffice it to recall, say, the poetic lines of Alexander Blok:
... On the bright day of the Transfiguration
The spirit of the madman is struck:
Out of dismay, out of confusion
He heard your voice.
Now mournful, now poor,
In the bosom of the Eternal Father,
Near you, in pale blue
Longing for a new end...
Or Boris Pasternak:
You walked in a crowd, apart and in pairs,
Suddenly someone remembered that today
sixth of august old
Transfiguration.
Ordinarily light without flame
Comes on this day from Tabor,
And autumn, clear as a sign,
It draws the eyes to itself.
But this time we will talk not about poetry, but about painting. And not about icons, although dedicated to the Transfiguration icons of the Lord written innumerable. On the eve of this happy holiday The “parishioner” decided to show and tell a little to his readers how they imagined the Transfiguration of the Lord famous artists. Of course, in one small article it is impossible to name all famous painters who devoted their talent to this topic. We invite you to look at the masterpieces of the seven great masters.
1. Raphael Santi
We can say that the painting "The Transfiguration of the Lord" was the last creation of the great Raphael. He died suddenly at the age of 37, and this picture stood at his head on the day of the funeral.
In his painting, Raphael twice violated generally accepted traditions. First, he depicted Christ not standing on a mountain, but hovering in the air. And, secondly, the artist, as it were, combined two plots on one canvas: the Transfiguration of the Lord itself and the moment when Christ, descending from the mountain, heals a boy suffering from epilepsy.
The contrast between the two stories is striking. In the upper part, where the Savior soars, we see Divine light, peace and greatness; there is harmony. In the lower part it is dark: there is suffering, troubles, unrest, disputes.
It is known that Cardinal Giulio Medici ordered the painting to the artist. He was appointed archbishop of Narbonne, and he wanted to decorate the cathedral of the French city of Narbonne with a painting by Raphael. True, having received a painting by Raphael, Cardinal Medici decided not to take it to France, but to leave it in Italy. He ordered to place it in the altar of the church of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome. In 1797, during the Italian campaign, Napoleon took Raphael's masterpiece to France and placed it in the Louvre. The painting returned back to Italy only after the overthrow of the emperor in 1815, and today it is in the Pinacoteca of the Vatican.
There were many rumors that Raphael did not have time to finish the painting “The Transfiguration of the Lord” before his death, and his students Giulio Romano and Gianfracesco Penny painted the entire lower part. But special studies of the painting, carried out in 1972-1976, proved that Romano and Penny only slightly completed the two figures in the lower left part of the canvas, everything else is the work of the great Raphael.
2. Giovanni Bellini
Giovanni Bellini - artist Italian Renaissance, who lived in Venice, about half a century earlier than Raphael.
On the theme of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the artist painted two paintings that are very different from each other. An early work of him, written between 1455 and 60, can be seen in the Museo Correr in Venice. For a long time it was believed that this painting was not painted by Bellini, but by his relative Andrea Mantegna. A late masterpiece from the 1480s is on display at National Gallery Capodimonte in Naples.
In the picture of 1455-60, Christ, Moses and Elijah seem to be torn off the ground. They are closer to the sky than to the earth - it is not for nothing that the artist depicted so much air around the main figures. The apostles, amazed or blinded by what they saw, lie below, not trying to get up and look. Bellini seemed to want to show that the gospel events took place in parallel with the lives of other people. The artist also turned Mount Tabor into a small hill, and additional everyday sketches appeared, such as a peasant with a bull. At the same time, the artist, for some reason of his own, placed special emphasis on a wooden fence, which cuts obliquely through the bottom of the picture and separates the viewer from the scene on the canvas and the rocky abyss. Perhaps by this Bellini wanted to say that the path not only to Mount Tabor, but in general to God is difficult and dangerous, and not everyone will be able to climb this road.
3. Titian
In Venice, a five-minute walk from Piazza San Marco stands the snow-white Church of San Salvador. In it, above the altar, you can see another "Transfiguration of the Lord" - the creation of Titian Vecellio. The name of this artist is among such great Italians as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael. He studied with the already mentioned Giovanni Bellini, but surpassed his teacher. He was commissioned for portraits by kings and popes, dukes and princes. Titian was not yet 30 years old when he was recognized best painter Venice. Beyond portraits famous people he painted pictures on biblical themes. In the same church of San Salvador you can see another of his famous creation- "Annunciation".
Titian's "Transfiguration of the Lord" is very different from the works on this subject by other artists. We do not see the calm light enveloping Christ, not the peaceful conversation of Jesus with Moses and Elijah - the “Transfiguration”, written by Titian, is thoroughly permeated with impetuous movement, unprecedented energy. The Light of Tabor is like a powerful explosion, a flash of white flame. Christ Appears in a Whirlwind white light. And with this whirlwind the Savior not only plunges his disciples to the ground – He pushes the darkness apart and literally brings the light of the new teaching to people.
4. Paolo Veronese
With the church of San Salvador, where the creation of Titian is located, the work of another famous Italian painter, Paolo Veronese, is closely connected. For this church, he created many of his masterpieces. It is known that the artist fell in love with the church of San Salvador so much that he bequeathed to bury him in it. Grateful Venetians performed it last will, and with his death ended the era of the late Renaissance.
At birth, he was given the name Paolo Cagliari. He was the fifth child in the family of the sculptor Gabriele Cagliari, but he decided to take his name from the place where he was born, the city of Verona. True, later he will again take to himself generic name, And later works will sign Cagliari. Veronese is a master of light, very subtle, breathable colors. And this is especially noticeable in many of the artist's masterpieces on the themes of the Old and New Testaments.
In northern Italy, in the province of Padua, there is a small fortified city of Montagnana. It has a cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the cathedral, above the altar, there is Veronese's famous work "The Transfiguration of the Lord", made in Veronese's soft, almost lyrical manner. Christ Separated from the Apostles fluffy cloud and has a leisurely conversation with Moses and Elijah. His posture is filled with humility, He seems to be taking the first step on the way to Golgotha.
5. Lorenzo Lotto
Another Italian, another Venetian, Lorenzo Lotto. This famous painter contemporaries considered too independent. They said about him that he was incapable of compromise either in creativity or in spiritual matters. That is why the artist had such a hard time in life. Venice ridiculed Lorenzo Lotto, rejected and tried to forget. He went on a journey, seeking to find customers who could appreciate and accept him for who he is; traveled to Marche, Bergamo, Treviso, Rome, Recanati.
The features of Lorenzo Lotto's painting are enchanting colors, bright light and very accurate, extremely realistic drawing of all details. As the well-known art critic Bernard Berenson noted in his time, “to understand the sixteenth century, it is as important to know Lotto as it is to know Titian.”
In the small Italian town of Recanati there is the Church of St. Mary and in it, above the altar, is Lorenzo Lotto's masterpiece "The Transfiguration of the Lord." Following his usual manner of writing, the artist clearly describes each participant in the event. Moreover, so that no one doubts, the artist signed each figure. According to Lotto, in the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, it is important not only that Christ showed His Divine nature to the chosen disciples, but also what kind of conversation He had with Moses and Elijah. The difficult decision that the Son of God has to make, the artist conveyed, depicting in a special way their hands, the inclinations of their heads.
6. Carl Heinrich Bloch
Let's fast forward 300 years from Italy to Denmark. Born here in 1834 amazing artist Carl Heinrich Bloch (he certainly deserves a separate story!). His parents wanted him to choose the respectable profession of a naval officer ... And he became an artist. And how!
Karl studied painting in Italy, and a huge impact Rembrandt's work influenced him. But Bloch's work shocked his contemporaries so much that in 1888 the artist was given a high honor - he was offered to place his self-portrait in Uffizi gallery in Florence.
Karl Bloch devoted most of his work to works on biblical motifs. When the Danish philanthropist, owner of the Carlsberg company, Jacob Jacobsen, saw his paintings, he asked Bloch to draw 23 canvases for the chapel in the fire-damaged Frederiksborg Castle. The Danish artist gave 14 years of his life to this project. Scenes from the life of Christ were embodied in them: Sermon on the Mount”, “Healing of a Blind Man”, “The Temptation of Christ”, “The Resurrection of Lazarus” ... Among these amazing masterpieces there is a stunning canvas “The Transfiguration of the Lord”. Here, the light emanating from Christ is striking, and the blueness inherent in many of Bloch's creations, which seems to bring hope to people.
7. Alexander Ivanov
The last in the list, but far from the last in terms of importance, I would like to name the great Russian artist Alexander Andreevich Ivanov. Hearing his name, everyone instantly remembers the amazing and monumental canvas"The Appearance of Christ to the People", on which the artist worked for 20 years.
After Ivanov graduated Imperial Academy arts, the Society for the Encouragement of Artists decided to send him to Italy at his own expense to further improve his skills. There he spent a lot of time writing various sketches on biblical themes. It is known that Alexander Ivanov was a very religious person, diligently studied Holy Bible especially the New Testament.
While working on the painting “The Appearance of Christ to the People”, Alexander Ivanov simultaneously worked on a series of sketches on biblical themes. In the future, according to art historians, he wanted to make wall paintings based on these sketches, recreating history in them. spiritual development humanity.
Alexander Ivanov conceived 500 plots, but managed to complete only 200. At the same time, he carefully concealed his biblical sketches both from the public and from his fellow artists. In May 1858, having arrived in St. Petersburg, the artist brought sketches with him, planning to go to Palestine the same year and continue working on biblical sketches ... But a month later Alexander Ivanov fell ill with cholera and died. Here is one of his famous biblical sketches. This is how the great Russian artist Alexander Andreevich Ivanov saw the Transfiguration of the Lord.
…Of course, in a short article, dedicated to the holiday Transfiguration of the Lord, it is impossible to list all the great masters. I named only seven. But there were others: Gustav Dore and Francesco Zuccarelli, Giuseppe Cesari and Giovanni Pagi, Fra Beato Angelico and Pietro Perugino, Mikhail Nesterov and Pavel Svedomsky ... Great artists who understood the significance of the grandiose and mystical event of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor and embodied it with their talent in world art.
Petr Selinov
August 3, 2012In continuation of the theme "GOD'S EYE OVER VOLOGDA" 
Before you two almost same pictures, the author of which is the great Italian artist Raphael Sanzio / Santi ... It seems that someone deliberately "moved" the first picture down to cut off the top with a "dangerous" object - a superbly depicted "flying saucer" .. Which in reality was the absolute truth. Raphael was a very unusual person, often going against the holy church. As the famous Vassari called him in his writings, he was "an atheist with a rich imagination" ... The second picture was painted in the last year of the artist's life (1520) and was called "Departure". Having caused a real storm of indignation on the part of the most holy church, the magnificent work was sentenced to destruction. Then, deciding to play a harmless joke on the Pope, the artist painted a second picture, as if moving the entire composition down, and cutting off the upper (main) part of the picture, which depicted Christ, which strict canons painting of that time was not allowed at all. He called the second painting "Transfiguration"... Unfortunately, the artist died without finishing the second painting - it was completed by him the best students and (at the request of the teacher) presented to the Vatican. The Pope was delighted with the work and called it "one of the best" paintings by Raphael...
Painting by Raphael "Transfiguration"
Painting unknown artist"Departure". This is a painting by Raphael, which was considered destroyed.
Combination of two paintings by Raphael
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ancient fresco XI century, which shows the waiting
Wightman. It's called "The Plate at the Tomb of Jesus"
currently in the Vatican Museum, Rome
(Fresco of XI century "Saucer at the Tomb of Jesus",
Museo Soccero Vaticano, Roma)
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On old paintings, sometimes, there are curious images. One of them, for example, is the painting Madonna, John and the Child Jesus, which was painted in the 15th century by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) and is part of the Loser collection in the Palazzo Vecchio.
Or, for example, another picture. Pay attention to the woman. To her, while reading a book, a dove descends from the sky ( enlargement of the picture below).
At the top are enlarged two images: the upper left corner and the upper right. Fresco "The crucifixion" above the altar of Visoki Descani monastery in Kosovo, Serbia. Here is the moment of the crucifixion of the Savior ( created ≈ 1350).
This is a fragment of the Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit text "Prajnaparamita Sutra" dating from the 10th century and kept in a Japanese museum.
Vimanas that you see in the upper picture, in the lower right corner ( in red square), surprisingly reminiscent of modern UFOs.
Vimanas are the ancient Indian flying chariots of the gods.
Petroglyphs / Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs found on cave and mountain walls in many parts of the world, imply that ancient aliens may have visited the planet.
In 1898, a wooden model resembling a glider was found in the Egyptian tomb of Saqquara, dated to around 200 BC.
More detailed information You will get by watching the video:
03/28/10, ITV "Center", Anna Prokhorova
Stone sarcophagus of the ruler in the Temple of the Inscriptions, in ancient city Maya Palenque. The relief on its lid has long been the subject of controversy: did the artist of the 7th century carve a drawing of a jet aircraft engine?
If this picture is presented in a different color ( not only in black and red), then this may also resemble a similarity with an astronaut sitting in a spacecraft before launch ...
Information for reflection. Three images above:
1. Painting by an unknown artist "Departure". This is a painting by Raphael, which was considered destroyed.
2. The combination of two paintings by Raphael.
3. Painting by Raphael "Transfiguration".
"Discoveries objectionable to science" | The course of human development. Part I
Time travel. Aliens from the future | Ancient astronauts | Part II
UFO Images | Vintage drawings, frescoes, etc.
Rafael Santi - Transfiguration of Christ 1519-1520. Pinacoteca Vatican, Rome.
Initially, the picture was created as an altarpiece cathedral in Narbonne, by order of Cardinal Giulio Medici, Bishop of Narbonne. IN most the contradictions of the last years of Raphael's work were reflected in the huge altar composition "The Transfiguration of Christ" - it was completed after the death of Raphael by Giulio Romano.
Having started working on the painting, the artist painted in parallel the canvas personally for the cardinal. For his painting, the artist used the well-known biblical story described in the gospels, which tells that Christ decided to show his disciples his true appearance. As they say in Scripture, Jesus took with him the three apostles Peter, James and Jeakim, and led them to high mountain, where he was transformed before them, appearing in a bright image, surrounded by a divine halo. After that, the voice of God was heard, which confirmed to the apostles that Jesus was his true and only son.
Having descended from the mountain, the apostles and Jesus meet a crowd of people who accompany the father and his son, who is possessed by the devil, to turn to Christ with a request for his cure.
And here begins the plot of Raphael's painting, which tells about this moment.
In the foreground are the apostles, who are reclining in various positions in anticipation of the descent of Christ. Jesus himself hovers in the circle of light above the rest of the people, he is weightless and beautiful. People stretch out their hands to him, and the old man and the boy froze in anticipation of healing. The artist also depicted a kneeling woman who, along with everyone else, is waiting for a miracle. All these people point to Christ, their faces are full of quivering excitement. He comes and heals the child, driving away the evil spirit.
This picture is divided into two parts. The upper part shows the actual transformation - this more harmonious part of the picture was made by Raphael himself. Below are the apostles trying to heal a demon-possessed boy - there is a lot of artificial pathos here, an unpleasant blackness has appeared in the painting. It is symptomatic that it was Rafael Santi's altar painting "The Transfiguration of Christ" that became for centuries an indisputable model for painters of the academic direction.
The history of the painting.
In 1797, Napoleon moved the Transfiguration to France, and the painting returned to the Vatican only after the overthrow of the emperor in 1815. As a result of transportation, it was badly damaged, and the first restoration only worsened its condition. The next restoration, carried out already in the seventies of the XX century, brought the picture as close as possible to the one it had four centuries ago.
Traditionally, artists depicted Christ standing on a mountain (more often just on a hill) between Moses and Elijah, while the apostles reclined at His feet, covering their eyes from bright light. Raphael chooses a different compositional move for his painting.
On it, the Savior is depicted hovering in the air, as during the Ascension. The radiance enveloping his figure - that same "cloud of light" - illuminates the rest of the characters. The lower part of the picture, according to the icon-painting tradition, represents an episode that immediately followed the descent of Christ from the mountain: Raphael depicts the miracle of the healing of a boy with epilepsy.
Fear, confusion, surprise, vanity in this part of the picture contrast with the majestic calm emanating from the figure of Christ. A variety of postures and gestures expresses various feelings characters and emphasizes the individuality of each of them. The expressiveness of the figures is emphasized by the light falling from the left. Perhaps this is a technique not previously found in his painting, Raphael invented while working on theatrical scenery. Later, this special way of lighting from Raphael will be borrowed by Caravaggio (1573-1610).
A VERY INTERESTING STORY ABOUT THE COMBINATION OF TWO PAINTINGS BY RAPHAEL. (Version from int.)
Painting by Raphael Care.
Here are two almost identical paintings, the author of which is the great Italian artist Rafael Sancho (Raphael Sanzio/Santi)... One gets the impression that someone deliberately "moved" the second picture down to cut off the top with a "dangerous" object - a superbly depicted "flying saucer" ... Which in reality was the absolute truth.
Raphael was a very unusual person, often going against the holy church. As the famous Vassari called him in his writings, he was "an imaginative atheist"... The first painting (on the left) was painted in the last year of the artist's life (1520) and was called "Departure".
Having caused a real storm of indignation on the part of the most holy church, the magnificent work was sentenced to destruction. Then, deciding to play a harmless joke on the Pope, the artist painted a second picture, as if moving the entire composition down, and cutting off the upper (main) part of the picture, which depicted Christ, which was not allowed in any way according to the strict canons of painting of that time. He called the second painting "Transfiguration" (Transfiguration)... Unfortunately, the artist died without finishing the second picture - it was completed by his best students and (at the request of the teacher) presented to the Vatican. The Pope was delighted with the work and called it "one of the best" paintings by Raphael...
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The scene was written according to the gospel story about this event (the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke). Jesus Christ informs his disciples that he needs to go to Jerusalem, where he will be crucified on the cross, and then he will rise again (=live again) and ascend to heaven. Jesus decided to support his disciples so that they would believe that he was the son of God. He took the apostles (=disciples) with him Peter, James and John and went up with them to Mount Tabor, which is also depicted on the icon. When he got up, his face shone like the sun, his clothes became white, the prophets came to him Moses and Elijah(to the right of Christ), and the apostles fell to the ground in fear. In iconography, Jesus stands on Mount Tabor in a halo of glory, surrounded by a six-pointed star of the messiah and golden rays.
This plot was used by M. Bulgakov as a precedent in the story " dog's heart", Where Professor Preobrazhensky wanted to transform a man who received a dog pituitary transplant. But instead of an ideal person, a devil was born in Bulgakov's story.
Rafael Santi Transfiguration of Christ
1519-1520 years. Pinacoteca Vatican, Rome.
picture of the great Italian artist Renaissance (Renaissance of the 16th century) Raphael Santi's "Transfiguration of Christ". It reflected the contradictions of the last years of Raphael's work and his dignity. It was completed after the death of Raphael by another artist - Giulio R. omano. This picture is divided into two parts. The upper part shows the Transfiguration itself - this more harmonious part of the picture was made by Raphael himself and meets the best traditions of the Renaissance (color, shapes, plastic figures and overlay of colors). Mount Tabor is unusually made in the form of a flat stone, on which the apostles lie, present at the Transfiguration. This part of the picture is light. Below are the apostles trying to heal a demon-possessed boy - a black color appeared in the painting, it seems that Christ is not only transformed here, but ascends, leaves the earth, and the person begins to plunge into darkness. This border of flowers can also symbolize the border between the nature of God and the nature of man, emphasizing the sacredness of the Divine essence, its mystery, purity ...
Raphael. Transfiguration of Christ. 1519-1520 years. Pinacoteca Vatican, Rome.
Sandro Botticelli, Italian Renaissance painter (1445-1510)
. Transfiguration triptych
1500, gallery (Pallavicini), Rome, Italy
Resurrection of Lazarus.
This is one of the miracles of Jesus during his earthly life. The event is described in the Gospel of John. In Bethany, Christ met the sisters of his friend Lazarus Martha and Mary. They informed him that Lazar was seriously ill. When Christ came to the place where Lazarus lived, Lazarus had already been dead for 4 days and was buried according to custom in a cave littered with stone. Jesus Christ resurrected (= revived) Lazarus with the words: “ Lazarus come out!”, and Lazarus in swaddling clothes came out of the burial cave alive. Lazar lived after that for another 30 years, became a priest in Cyprus. The plot of the resurrection of Lazarus strengthened faith in the divine nature of Jesus Christ and became another confirmation of this nature. In addition, this story is interpreted as Resurrection of Jesus Christ. As John the Theologian writes, many who saw this miracle believed in Jesus, but the Pharisees, out of fear, “from that day on they decided to kill Him” (John 11: 53)