Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses)

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Title: Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses)
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn
Date Created: 1653
Print State: Fourth of five states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1952
Materials & Techniques: Drypoint with some engraving. Watermark: Watermark to be examined after conservation
Keywords: Bible, crucifixions, New Testament, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 385 x 452 mm (15.16 x 17.8 in.). Sheet dimensions: 386 x 454 mm (15.2 x 17.87 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 78 fourth of five states; Hind 270 (vol. 1, p. 147); Robert Fucci, Rembrandt’s Changing Impressions (New York: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, 2015), cat. no. 11.2, reproduced p. 101, see also p. 96.
Associated People: Created by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Accession Number: 1952.D3.4

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