1501-1600 Etching in black on cream wove paper mounted on white laid paper
185 x 245 mm. George Powell or John Williams??
This biblical story is told in John Chapter 18, verses 13-14. It illustrates the betrayal of Jesus Christ that resulted in his trial and eventual crucifixion. A clue to the scene lies in the cockerel in the left background, which alludes to the disciple Peter's denial and repentance; the cockerel has subsequently become known as a symbol of penitence
Bible / book illustration, Jesus taken to Annas; a group of soldiers, carrying shields and spears, present Christ to Pontius Pilate; Pilate is seated on a throne with a canopy; figures in courtyard appeal to the sky for God's intervention, a soldier sits by a fire; background, figures in doorway to courtyard, cockerel on a wall; set in partly classical, partly Arabian architecture. Detailed etching with cross hatching, decorative border within block
