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Christ before Pilate
Creator
Simon BeningFlemish Illuminator · 1483–1561
All works by this person →One of the most celebrated painters of Flanders in the 1500s, Simon Bening was hailed by Portuguese art critic Francisco da Hollanda as the greatest master of illumination in all of Europe. In addition to producing books for powerful aristocrats such as Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, Bening worked for a group of international royal patrons including Emperor Charles V and Don Fernando, the Infan
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- about 1525–1530
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Adorned in fine robes, Pilate stands on a stone portico holding a long staff with a grim expression on his face. An armed man leads Christ, whose head is bowed and hands are bound, to the portico for judgment. A man in red begins to mount the stairs, looking up toward Pilate and gesturing toward the captive Christ with his hat, perhaps pleading for clemency. Simon Bening depicted a crowd of soldiers behind Christ; their large numbers seem to be still squeezing through the gate in the background.
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