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Zusatztext "[T]his book is a multifaceted treatment of the iconography of Pontius Pilate and provides a useful compilation of textual and visual representations of his role in the Passion." ---Vivian B. Mann! Speculuma Journal of Medieval Studies Informationen zum Autor Colum Hourihane is director of the Index of Christian Art in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. His books include Gothic Art in Ireland! 1169-1550 and The Processional Cross in Late Medieval England . Klappentext "This textual and visual barometer of Pontius Pilate reveals a highly complex picture of a mysterious figure. The chronological span of the book is breathtaking."--Dorothy Verkerk! University of North Carolina! Chapel Hill "The figure of Pilate has long fascinated the public. The book discusses the historical and traditional textual presentations of Pilate! and includes art from Christian antiquity through to the end of the Middle Ages. The scholarship is sound and extensive."--Robin M. Jensen! Vanderbilt University "This is a major contribution to the growing examinations of anti-Jewish representations in medieval and early modern art and literature. The author's lively and engaging consideration of the sources! both pictorial and literary! is careful and thorough."--Debra Higgs Strickland! University of Glasgow Zusammenfassung Pontius Pilate is one of the Bible's best-known villains - but up until the tenth century, artistic imagery appears to have consistently portrayed him as a benevolent Christian and holy symbol of baptism. This book looks at the shifting visual and textual representations of Pilate throughout early Christian and medieval art. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: T he Historical Background and the Role of the Prefect 6 Chapter 2: Primary Sources for the Study of Pilate 13 Philo of Alexandria 13 Josephus 16 The Bible 22 The Talmud and Midrash 23 Apocryphal Material 25 Chapter 3: E arly Christian Writings and Archaeological Evidence 38 Literary Evidence 38 Archaeological Evidence 40 Chapter 4: P ilate as a Sy mbol of the Law 44 Chapter 5: P ilate in Early Christian Art and Thought 52 The Washing of the Hands 68 Pilate and the Waters of Baptism 72 Pilate! the Christian 80 Conclusions 82 Chapter 6: P ilate and the Passion Sequence: The Sixth to the Eleventh Century 84 Ivories 86 Frescoes 93 Manuscripts 94 The Psalms and Pilate 104 Sculpture 111 Pilate's Wife 126 Chapter 7: T he Jewish Beginnings: Characterization in the Eleventh Century 143 Pilate as a Jew 146 The Praetorium 153 Chapter 8: T he Legal Perspective: The Tw elfth Century 171 Pilate: The Jew and Disputational Literature 181 Identifying Separation 190 Extending His Involvement 199 Pilate and the Titulus 201 Joseph of Arimathea before Pilate 204 Pilate Asked to Guard the Sepulcher 208 Barabbas Released 21 The Legends 214 Strong or Weak and Guilt 215 Ecce Homo 220 Chapter 9: P ilate in the Expansion of the Passion: The Thirteenth Century 227 Extending the Repertoire 238 Bible moralis?e 245 The Trials 255 The Interrogation before Annas 259 The Trial before Caiaphas 263 The Trial before Herod Antipas 271 The Flagellation 272 Pilate and the Fate of the Jews 289 The Revisionist Image 293\ Chapter 10: T he Established Image in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 296 Popularization 307 Manuscripts! Books! and Prints 308 Pilate and Judas 324 Panel Paintings 328 Pilate as an Instrument of the Passion 346 An Aged Man 349 Pilate and the Symbol of the Dog 357 Pilate's Textual and Visual Characterization 363 Conclusions 371 Appendix A: Images of Pilate in Early Christian and Late Antique Art 375 Appendix B: The Holy Resurrection 383 Notes 391 Index 451 Photography Credits 463 Contents YU ix
