Pilatos se lava las manos. La ambigüedad de la figura del prefecto romano en el arte y pensamiento medieval
Abstract
Te way the figure of Pontius Pilate has been viewed throughout history ranges from a good man to an evil character. As a Roman prefect, it is highly likely that he did not hesitate to sentence no prisoner to death in Palestine. Nevertheless, since the Gospels were written, Christian documentary sources have described the Roman governor unwilling to convict Jesus and forced to do so due to the insistence of perfidious Jews. Te reason for this may be no other than the competence between two rival creeds at the beginning of the expansion of Christianity. Late antique and medieval sources will insist precisely to portray Jews as the main instigators of Jesus’ death; therefore, Pilate would not have been responsible for this fatidic event. Medieval art will be likewise ambiguous to depict Pilate both as a good governor fatally advised by evil Jews to crucify Jesus or as an eager participant in the death of the Messiah.Downloads
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