Pilate Washing His Hands
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"Pilate Washing His Hands" is a Baroque-era painting by Jan Lievens depicting the biblical scene of Pontius Pilate symbolically absolving himself of responsibility for Jesus’ fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilate Washing His Hands canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | New Testament account of the trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Jan Lievens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
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Pilate washing his hands ⓘ Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical scene ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Pilate’s symbolic renunciation of guilt
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trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| depictsMoralConcept |
guilt
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justice ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| iconography |
basin of water
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gesture of handwashing ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pontius Pilate
NERFINISHED
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washing of hands ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysBiblicalFigure |
Jesus
NERFINISHED
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Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Christian biblical narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
Passion of Christ
NERFINISHED
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absolution of responsibility ⓘ judgment of Jesus ⓘ |
| useOfLight | chiaroscuro ⓘ |
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