The scene takes place in the main hall of Pilate’s palace. In an elegant room completely covered with coloured marbles, Pontius Pilate sits on a regal oriental-style throne, surrounded by courtiers and a group of Jews about to condemn Jesus. On the right, a noisy crowd of people suddenly bursts into the room, following Jesus, who, exhausted, drags his feet, without finding the strength to look up at Pilate. The governor turning to the Jews has his hands washed by the servants. This way he chooses not to make any decisions about the fate of Jesus.
You have already met most of these characters: they have the same physiognomy, the same expression and the same clothes as in the previous chapels. It is like watching a new episode of a TV series: the film set changes, but not the cast