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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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Preti, M. (2020, November 04). Pilate Washing His Hands. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/
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Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 04, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13073/pilate-washing-his-hands/.
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Preti, Mattia. "Pilate Washing His Hands." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Nov 2020. Web. 16 Mar 2025.
