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Pilate Washing His Hands by Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese)(Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 CE Valletta), 1663 CE. According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Roman governor Pontius Pilate tried to save Christ from death and symbolically washed his hands, stating “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person.”
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Preti, M. (2020, November 04). Pilate Washing His Hands. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/
Chicago Style
Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." World History Encyclopedia, November 04, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/.
MLA Style
Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Nov 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/.
