MULTSCHER, Hans
(b. ca. 1400, Reichenhofen/Allgau, d. 1467, Ulm)

Christ before Pilate

1437
Panel, 148 x 140 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The scene of Christ's prayer on the Mount of Olives is followed by Christ before Pilate. The Roman procurator has just pronounced the death sentence and is washing his hands as a sign that he is innocent of the death of the Lord.