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Title:
Christ crucified between the two thieves : "The three crosses" Object 1
Collection Title: Baillieu Library - Poynton Collection
Accession Number: 1959.3754.000.000
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn
Place of birth: The Netherlands
Creation Date: (c.1660)
Object Category: prints
Medium:
drypoint
Material:
paper
ink
Description: drypoint, printed in black ink.
Technique:
intaglio
State: fourth state
Edition Notes: strong impression.
Dimensions:
Type Height Width Depth Diameter Unit (Lengths) Weight Unit (Weight)
image (sheet trimmed to image) 37.4 44.7 cm
Inscription: not signed, not dated.
Other Inscriptions: Inscr. on original mount, bot. c., typed: "Rembrandt, the [underlined] painter, [underlined] 1606-1669 [underlined] (Dutch) - Christ crucified between the two thieves. (The 'Three Crosses'). 1653. 4th State./ (Etching H.270)."
Catalogue Raisonne: Hind 270; Boon and White 78
Credit Line: Baillieu Library Print Collection, the University of Melbourne. Gift of Dr J. Orde Poynton 1959.
Narratives:
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves : "The Three Crosses" exhibition label
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves : "The Three Crosses" exhibition label
Hide and seek: the play of light and dark in prints from the Baillieu Library Print Collection at the University of Melbourne
The Long Road to Discovery: Journeys, Triumphs and Tragedies
The naked print revealed
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn Biography
History of the Virtual Print Room print collection