William Holman Hunt's The Scapegoat: Rite of Forgiveness/Transference of Blame

• Autores: Albert Boime
• Localización: Art bulletin, ISSN 0004-3079, Vol. 84, Nº 1, 2002, págs. 94-114
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • One of the most macabre and original paintings of the nineteenth century, William Holman Hunt’s The Scapegoat is here examined for the first time in depth in relation to Anglo-Judaic culture. The subject, drawn from biblical and Talmudic sources, was intended as a symbolic bridge between the Jewish sacrificial goat driven into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement and the sacrificial example of Jesus Christ. By invoking Judaism as a religion frozen in a time warp, Hunt’s powerful image further operated as one more prop of the West’s stereotypical narration of the East and imperialist worldview.