The original work was commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de Medici in 1516 for the cathedral of Narbonne. The Prelate also commissioned Sebastiano del Piombo to paint a Resurrection of Lazarus for the same location, which led to competition between the two artists. Giulio kept Raphael´s work and commissioned Giovanni Francesco Penni to make a copy, which he took to Naples. The Transfiguration is Raph