M12864: Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves
PrintsLight emanates from the top, casting light on Christ in the center on a cross and a second cross in three-quarter view on left. Deep shadow hides a third cross on right. A few men sit on horseback below on left, one solider holds up a sword, the other wears robes and a tall turban-like hat holding up a spear. Another man behind them controls a horse with its front legs up. A crowd of people sit in deep shadow on right. The print is rendered in dramatic contrast of lights and darks, strong etched lines provide texture.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M12864
- People
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)
- Title
- Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves
- Other Titles
- Alternate Title: Three Crosses
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1653
- Culture
- Dutch
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/262181
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Drypoint on off-white antique laid paper
- Technique
- Drypoint
- Dimensions
- sheet: 35.3 × 44.1 cm (13 7/8 × 17 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- iv/v
- Standard Reference Number
- Bartsch 78, Hind 270, New Hollstein 274, Rovinsky 78
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- M12864
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Ivan Gaskell, Rembrandt and the Aesthetics of Technique, brochure, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2006), checklist
- Andrew C. Weislogel and Andaleeb Badiee Banta, Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt's Etchings, exh. cat., Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (Ithaca, 2017), pp. 15, 36, 140, 142-143, cat. no. 37, repr. p. 143
Exhibition History
- Rembrandt: A Selection of his Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 10/18/1984 - 12/11/1984
- Rembrandt and the Aesthetics of Technique, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 09/09/2006 - 12/10/2006
- Rembrandt Prints & Drawings, Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, 11/05/2008 - 12/14/2008
- Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt's Etchings, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, 09/23/2017 - 12/17/2017; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, 02/06/2018 - 05/13/2018
- States of Play: Prints from Rembrandt to Delsarte, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022
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