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