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title: Pilate Washing His Hands
author: Mattia Preti
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pilate Washing His Hands
_Authored by Mattia Preti_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13073.jpg)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) governor [Pontius Pilate](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pontius_Pilate/) tried to save Christ from [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) and symbolically washed his hands, stating “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person.”
## Cite This Work
### APA
Preti, M. (2020, November 04). Pilate Washing His Hands. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 04, 2020. .
### MLA
Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Nov 2020, .
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