Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. ( x 13 cm). Exclaiming “Behold the man!,” Pilate shows the beaten and bloodied Christ to the crowds. The people gathered in the court below urge his execution, with pointed fingers raised in accusatory gestures. On the loggia before the assembled crowd, Pilate—convinced of Jesus’ innocence and impressed by his dignity, according to Tissot’s account—publicly washes his
Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Pilate Washes His Hands (Pilate se lave les mains), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. ( x 13 cm). Exclaiming “Behold the man!,” Pilate shows the beaten and bloodied Christ to the crowds. The people gathered in the court below urge his execution, with pointed fingers raised in accusatory gestures. On the loggia before the assembled crowd, Pilate—convinced of Jesus’ innocence and impressed by his dignity, according to Tissot’s account—publicly washes his hands on the loggia before the square, symbolically distancing himself from the execution to follow. European Art 1886-1894
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