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Pilate Washing His Hands

Style of Rembrandt Dutch
probably 1660s
Not on view
Critical opinions of this picture have varied considerably since about 1905, when Wilhelm von Bode described it as "a somewhat abnormal work" by Rembrandt. However, most scholars since the 1940s have dated the painting to the 1660s and assigned it to an anonymous pupil. The composition is reminiscent of mature works by Rembrandt but the Rembrandtesque surface effects fail to convey anything like the master's command of illumination and modelling. The name of his only known pupil of the 1660s, Arent de Gelder, has been put forward speculatively.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pilate Washing His Hands
  • Artist: Style of Rembrandt (Dutch, 17th century)
  • Date: probably 1660s
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 65 3/4 in. (130.2 x 167 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.610
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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