Pilate Washing his Hands

Pilate Washing his Hands is an 1830 history painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner.Reynolds p.108Hamilton p.380 It depicts the biblical scene of the Roman official Pontius Pilate symbolically washing his hands during the trial of Jesus Christ.

Turner produced the work as a direct homage to paintings of the Dutch seventeenth century Old Masters Rembrandt.Pointon p.287 It was shown at the Royal Academy's 1830 Summer Exhibition at Somerset House to a hostile critical reception, with the Literary Gazette calling it "wretched and abortive". Part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 to the National Gallery it is today in the collection of the Tate Britain.https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-pilate-washing-his-hands-n00510

See also List of paintings by J. M. W. Turner

References

Bibliography Bailey, Anthony. J.M.W. Turner: Standing in the Sun. Tate Enterprises, 2013. Hamilton, James. Turner - A Life. Sceptre, 1998. Pointon, Marcia C. Brilliant Effects: A Cultural History of Gem Stones and Jewellery Reynolds, Graham. Turner. Thames and Hudson, 2022.